On Feb. 1, 2003, seven astronauts were killed when the shuttle broke up over Texas preparing to land at Florida's Kennedy Space Center
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The fiery disintegration of Columbia ultimately led to the loss of lives and the retirement of NASA's shuttle fleet. But as it turns out, there's more to the story that makes it so much worse. As you'll find out, the worst part of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster might not be what you think.
On Feb. 1, 2003, seven astronauts were killed when the shuttle broke up over Texas preparing to land at Florida's Kennedy Space Center
Seven astronauts died when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentry on Feb. 1, 2003. NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy looks back on the tragedy and how it shaped the agency.
A chilling video, shared on Reddit in 2022, depicts the final harrowing moments of the crew before Space Shuttle Colombia began to fall apart in 2003, killing all seven astronauts aboard the spacecraft
Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster : What happened to the doomed NASA Space Shuttle and could there have been a rescue mission to save the crew?
Seven astronauts died when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentry on Feb. 1, 2003. NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy looks back on the tragedy and how it shaped the agency.
On Feb. 1, 2003, seven astronauts were killed when the shuttle broke up over Texas preparing to land at Florida's Kennedy Space Center
A chilling video, shared on Reddit in 2022, depicts the final harrowing moments of the crew before Space Shuttle Colombia began to fall apart in 2003, killing all seven astronauts aboard the spacecraft
The seven astronauts who died on February 1, 2003 will be remembered at a public memorial service this Friday at Florida's Kennedy Space Center.
An article about the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster on 1 February 2003 that killed all seven members of the crew.
STS-118 crew (L-R): Richard Mastracchio, Barbara Morgan, Charles Hobaugh, Scott Kelly, Tracy Caldwell, Dafydd Williams, Alvin Drew. Mission patch Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-118), launched August 8, 2007 to the International Space Station, was the first flight of Endeavour since the Columbia disaster in 2003. Its crew consisted of Commander Scott Kelly, Pilot Charles Hobaugh, Tracy Caldwell, Richard Mastracchio, Dafydd Williams, Barbara Morgan and Alvin Drew. Barbara Morgan had trained as a backup to Christa McAuliffe as NASA's Teacher in Space, but that ended with the Challenger disaster. However, when Morgan flew on STS-118, she was not considered a Mission Specialist Educator, but rather a Mission Specialist who had once been a teacher. During the mission, she spoke to school children on Earth. Four EVAs were conducted by Rick Mastracchio, Dafydd Williams and Clayton Anderson, who had arrived on the ISS with STS-117. They returned to Earth August 21.
On Feb. 1, 2003, seven astronauts were killed when the shuttle broke up over Texas preparing to land at Florida's Kennedy Space Center
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On Feb. 1, 2003, seven astronauts were killed when the shuttle broke up over Texas preparing to land at Florida's Kennedy Space Center
