Hebrew prayers led by a U.S. Navy rabbi began a memorial service for the seven astronauts killed in the Columbia shuttle tragedy. Capt. Harold Benison opened Tuesday’s service at NASA’s Mission Control in Houston. The memorial was attended by 10,000 to 15,000 people.
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