‘Astute Premonition’ of Disaster Recalled
Associated Press
HOUSTON —
The husband of an astronaut from Mill Valley, Calif., originally scheduled for Tuesday’s ill-fated shuttle flight said he had an “astute premonition” that disaster would strike.
George Fulford, a United Airlines pilot, said he told his wife, astronaut Millie Hughes-Fulford, on Monday afternoon that he was “glad you’re not on that flight.” Hughes-Fulford, 39, who moved to Houston for her shuttle training, was unavailable for comment.
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