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Air & Space Museum Visitors React

NPR | By Ned Wharton

Published February 1, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

NPR's Ned Wharton captures reactions to the shuttle Columbia disaster from visitors at the National Air & Space Museum.

Copyright 2003 NPR

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Ned Wharton is a senior producer and music director for Weekend Edition.

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