Shuttle disaster does not deter students studying space travel.

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune NewsService) | Date: February 18, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: Bryna Zumer

Although Fernanda Zabala describes the day of the Columbia space shuttle crash as a somber one, she never considered missing her classes at Florida's Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

"Actually, I don't recall anyone not attending classes" in the days following the crash said Zabala, a senior engineering physics and aerospace engineering major. Only one of her professors even mentioned the crash, warning the class that a minor engineering mistake can cause a disaster like Columbia.

"You're risking your life no matter what," said Zabala, whose ...

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