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When an object moves through the air very, very fast the air pressing on the object gets extremely hot (thousands of degrees). This happens to the Shuttle when it reenters the Earth's atmosphere at the end of every mission. There are panels on the Shuttle that protect it from this heat during reentry.
When Colombia was launched a piece of insulating foam on the big orange fuel tank came off and hit the wing of the Shuttle (the Orbiter) making a hole in these protective panels. Later, during reentry, this let the hot gasses generated during reentry to get inside the wing. This began a set of cascading failures that resulted in the Shuttle dissentigrating -- breaking up.
It did not crash, it dissentirated in the air.
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When did the space shuttle Columbia crash?
febuary first 2003
When did the space shuttle Endeavour crash?
Space shuttle Endeavour has not crashed. The shuttles Challenger and Columbia disintegrated in January 1986 and February 2003 respectively.
When did Space Shuttle Columbia disaster happen?
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster happened on 2003-02-01.
Which space shuttle exploded in 2003?
The Space Shuttle Columbia. It was the first shuttle to fly into space in 1981.
When did the Columbia Shuttle accident occur?
The Columbia Shuttle accident occurred on February 1, 2003.
When did the space shuttle Columbia crash?
febuary first 2003
When did the space shuttle Endeavour crash?
Space shuttle Endeavour has not crashed. The shuttles Challenger and Columbia disintegrated in January 1986 and February 2003 respectively.
World event in 2003?
In 2003, the major events included the US invading Iraq, and the crash of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Also in 2003, 810 people around the world died of SARS.
When was the space shuttle Columbia disaster?
In 2003
When did Space Shuttle Columbia disaster happen?
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster happened on 2003-02-01.
When was the Columbia space shuttle destroyed?
The Space Shuttle Columbia exploded upon re-entry on February 1, 2003.
Which space shuttle exploded in 2003?
The Space Shuttle Columbia. It was the first shuttle to fly into space in 1981.
What was the name of the space shuttle lost in 2003?
Columbia
What year did the Columbia shuttle disaster happen?
2003
When did the Columbia Shuttle accident occur?
The Columbia Shuttle accident occurred on February 1, 2003.
What was name of shuttle that crased on 1 feb 2003?
The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003,
When was the Columbia space shuttle lost?
On February 1st, 2003
