Space Shuttle Columbia disaster

The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster was the disintegration of the Space Shuttle Columbia over Texas on February 1, 2003, during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere on its 28th mission, STS-107. The entire seven-member crew was lost. This was the second total loss of a Space Shuttle, the first being Challenger (see STS-51-L for details on that disaster).

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Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' - Texas - February 1 - 2003 - Reentry - Earth's atmosphere - STS-107 - Space Shuttle - ''Challenger'' - STS-51-L

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