The Space Shuttle Columbia accident remains one of the most tragic and significant events in the history of space exploration ...

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NASA hopes to put astronauts on the moon in just two years, but a critical spacecraft required for the mission keeps ...

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On 1 February, 2003, the world watched in shock as Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. The tragic incident killed all seven astronauts on board and raised ...

The Columbia Accident Investigation Board accused managers of failing to develop a contingency plan to avoid a re-entry emergency. Space Shuttle leadership appeared to think that nothing could be ...

The CNN Original Series “Space Shuttle Columbia ... Not even two decades later, after the Columbia exploded during re-entry, the two deadly failures broke the faith that many among the American ...

On the morning of February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as ... and were concerned about the damage it could do upon reentry. On January 23, the mission’s eighth day, J.

TEXAS, USA — On Jan. 16, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia ... Instead, what our cameras captured was the shuttle exploding. “It looks like a normal re-entry because the shuttle would normally ...

Wednesday marks 20 years since the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated ... mentioned the Columbia accident during our reentry on STS-121. Miles O’Brien: But it was all avoidable.