On February 1, 2003 the Columbia space shuttle disaster took place over Texas and Louisiana, causing
On February 1, 2003 the Columbia space shuttle disaster took place over Texas and Louisiana, causing the deaths of the entire crew: Rick Husband, Michael Anderson, David Brown, Kalpana Chawla, Laurel Clark, William McCool, and Ilan Ramon. It was determined that a foam piece had broken off and struck the left wing during the launch, damaging it enough to allow atmospheric gasses into the wing, which caused the shuttle to break apart and disintegrate. Shuttle photo: http://www.history.com/topics/columbia-disasterCrew photo: http://www.space.com/19436-columbia-disaster.html -- source link
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