The Columbia disaster: How a 'suitcase-sized' piece of foam doomed a NASA mission

On the 1st of February, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated while returning to the Earth’s surface, resulting in ...
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Remembering Space Shuttle Columbia

Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew of seven astronauts were lost after the shuttle broke apart during reentry. Columbia was just 16 minutes from landing at the Kennedy Space Center, when Mission ...
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NASA: Columbia shuttle item found in Texas lake

HOUSTON (AP) -- A piece of the space shuttle Columbia, which broke apart and burned on re-entry more than eight years ago, has been found in a drought-stricken East Texas lake, NASA officials said ...
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South Florida Firefighters Join Search For Shuttle Debris

Two South Florida firefighters from the forest service are in Texas this morning as they join the efforts to find debris from the space shuttle Columbia. Feb. 24, 2003 Two South Florida firefighters ...
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We The People: This Day in History, February 1

LUBBOCK, Texas (KWTX) - On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke apart over Texas during reentry, killing all seven crew members. Commander Rick Husband was from Amarillo and graduated ...