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The shuttle program began with the flight of the columbia, and its worst disaster was the explosion of the challenger.
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No. All seven crew members perished when the shuttle broke up on re-entry.
Yes the Shuttle Columbia, suffered a great tragedy in 2003 and the Shuttle Challenger was lost to an explosion after launch in 1988. Columbia was one of the first shuttles and made over 20 trips to space. She was a great ship. R.I.P Cosmonauts.
The Challenger Explosion was caused by an external tank explosion. The space shuttle broke apart due to gasses mixing in the external fuel tank. The shuttle exploded and the space shuttle was torn apart.
The Columbia space shuttle disaster was caused by damage done to left wing of the Columbia. It occurred only 81.9 seconds after the departing. The culprit was a separation of insulation foam.
The Columbia supercomputer helped NASA guide the space shuttle. This supercomputer was named after the Columbia crew lost in an explosion in 2003 at lift off.
The purpose of the Columbia space shuttle was to go into space
The purpose of the Columbia space shuttle was to go into space
the explosion of the Columbia and the challenger
space shuttle Columbia
Space Shuttle Columbia flew 28 missions.