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Absolutely Friction caused the demise of Columbia.
Something the size of the shuttle, hitting the atmosphere at 17,000 Miles an hour, has TREMENDOUS kinetic energy. This energy, upon re-entry has to be Bled off somehow, this is done in the conversion of the compression of Air molecules (a gas), in to plasma (Superheated gas).
As the Shuttle's Protective shield was damaged on take offand the Plasma found a weakness in the shield, and ate the immediate area, and ultimately, the shuttle broke up.
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What was The Columbia space shuttle?
The purpose of the Columbia space shuttle was to go into space
The space shuttle program began with the flight of the?
The space shuttle program began with the flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia on April 12, 1981.
What was the name of the space shuttle the expoded over Texas in 2003?
The space shuttle that exploded over Texas in 2003 was the Space Shuttle Columbia.
What US space shuttle first entered space?
Space Shuttle Columbia
The first space shuttle?
The first space shuttle developed by NASA was the Space Shuttle Enterprise, which never flew in space and was used for atmospheric flight tests. The first space shuttle to reach space was the Space Shuttle Columbia, which launched on April 12, 1981.
When did Space Shuttle Columbia disaster happen?
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster happened on 2003-02-01.
What was the 1st name of the space shuttle?
Of the first Space Shuttle; Enterprise. Of the first space worthy Space Shuttle; Columbia.
What space shuttle blew up in the 1996?
The space shuttle that exploded in 1996 was the Space Shuttle Challenger.
What is the name of space shuttle in which KalpanaChawla lost her life?
Space Shuttle Columbia .
When did the first space shuttle go into space?
On April 12, 1981 the space shuttle Columbia was the first shuttle to orbit the Earth.
What was the name of the first Space Shuttle that was launched?
The name of the first Space Shuttle that was launched was Columbia. It embarked on its maiden voyage on April 12, 1981.
When was the Columbia space shuttle destroyed?
The Space Shuttle Columbia exploded upon re-entry on February 1, 2003.
