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COLUMBIA EXPLOSION

STS-107 MISSION BY STS-107 MISSION BY NASA WITH NASA WITH

COLUMBIA, THE COLUMBIA, THE SPACE SHUTTLE !SPACE SHUTTLE !

- Sushma- Sushma

THE NIGHT BEFORETHE NIGHT BEFORE

COLUMBIA SHUTTLE TAKE COLUMBIA SHUTTLE TAKE OFF.OFF.

The Space Shuttle Columbia The Space Shuttle Columbia crew prepare to board for crew prepare to board for

liftoff.liftoff.

LIFTOFF!LIFTOFF!

Disaster strikes Columbia !

A tile on the surface of the ship, A tile on the surface of the ship, damaged on liftoff, causes Columbia to damaged on liftoff, causes Columbia to explode when it re-enters the Earths explode when it re-enters the Earths

atmosphere.atmosphere.

A second explosion destroys the tail section of the shuttle.

This final explosion ends the This final explosion ends the lives of all astronauts aboard the lives of all astronauts aboard the

shuttle Columbia. shuttle Columbia.

Debris from Columbia falls from the sky like a meteor shower.

Columbia mission patch Columbia mission patch found found

alongside a road in East alongside a road in East Texas. Texas.

Remember the crew of Columbia.

Mankind is led into the darkness beyond our world by the inspiration of discovery and the longing to understand. Our journey into space will go on..…