The Folks Who Made This Year So.... "Interesting" (Part
One, of Four)
Each year ANN selects the person(s) who, for good or bad
reasons, made the most tangible impact on the aviation world in the
past year.
Once again, we tackle this task with a mixture of enthusiasm and
trepidation.
Presented in alphabetical order and in four parts, we present a
dozen of the most prominent newsmakers ANN
has covered over the past year and why we think so…
Phil Boyer and 'Team AOPA'
The Crew of Orbiter Columbia, STS-107
Mayor Richard Daley
To Be Continued...
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"Thanks to many of you who have supported me and my
adventures throughout the years. This was definitely one to beat
all. I hope you could feel the positive energy that beamed to the
whole planet as we glided over our shared planet.
Love to all, Laurel "
Source: STS-107 Astronaut, Laurel Clark, in a
lovely January 2003 e-mail from the flight deck of NASA
Orbiter Columbia, just days before she lost her life in the
destruction of the vehicle during re-entry. Clark and her
crew-mates were recognized by ANN as some of the major News-Makers
of 2003... an honor we wish we could have bestowed on them without
their tragic loss.
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