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...Disney with his parents and younger brother, would have been simply a tragic loss for a grieving family and friends. But this was the third time in little more than a year that a Disney guest has died after riding one of the resort's signature attractions, including Mission: SPACE. All three victims were found in autopsies to have suffered from either undiagnosed heart defects or pre-existing life-threatening conditions that could have been exacerbated by the stress of the ride. "It's happening too frequently and that's going to weigh on people's minds," Baker says...
Wilson received her master of science degree from the University of Texas and was selected as one of 35 Americans to join NASA’s class of 1996. At the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX, Wilson has worked in Mission Control as a capsule communicator (CAPCOM) for orbiting space crews. In 2003, she served as lead CAPCOM for the ill-fated Columbia mission...
Columbia disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere due to the failure of its heat shield. The shield was damaged during the initial launch by a loose fragment of foam. The space shuttle Discovery’s last mission, which was launched one year ago, also shed foam debris during its launch but landed without major complications...
Magnus said that every space mission harbors notable hazards—including a 1-in-100 chance of a fatal disaster, according to official NASA estimates—but that the spacecraft set to launch tomorrow incorporates numerous fine-tuned enhancements that address problems plaguing past missions...
Wilson was initially assigned to fly for the first time in 2004 aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor on flight STS-120, a mission that was postponed after the Columbia tragedy to at least 2007. Wilson was bumped up to STS-121 when the mission was added to the flight schedule, according to NASA reports...