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Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
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Space Shuttle Columbia
Space Shuttle orbiter (1981–2003)
Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) was a Space Shuttle orbiter manufactured by Rockwell International and operated by NASA. Named after the first American ship to circumnavigate the globe, and the female personification of the United States, Columbia was the first of five Space…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
2003 American spaceflight accident
On Saturday, February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it re-entered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana, killing all seven astronauts on board. It was the second and last Space Shuttle mission to end in disaster, after the loss of Challenger and crew in 1986.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
STS-107
2003 failed flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia
STS-107 was the 113th flight of the Space Shuttle program, and the 28th and final flight of Space Shuttle Columbia. The mission ended on February 1, 2003, with the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, in which all seven crew members were killed; the shuttle was destroyed along with…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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