The destruction was due to a hole punctured in the leading edge on one of Columbia's wings. The hole had formed when a piece of insulating foam from the external fuel tank peeled off during the launch 16 days earlier and struck the shuttle's left wing. During the intense heat of re-entry, hot gases penetrated the interior of the wing, destroying the support structure and causing the rest of the shuttle to break apart.
Space Shuttle Columbia
The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry on February 1, 2003.
When Columbia disintegrated, it was 39 miles (69km) in altitude.
Yes, 2 shuttles were destroyed and there were other minor incidents as well.
No space shuttle exploded in 2004, but Columbia disintegrated during re-entry on February 1, 2003.
Space Shuttle Columbia
The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry on February 1, 2003.
When Columbia disintegrated, it was 39 miles (69km) in altitude.
it disintegrated. wikipedia the Columbia disaster and that might help some.
Kalpana Chawla was killed when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry on February 1 2003.
Yes, 2 shuttles were destroyed and there were other minor incidents as well.
No space shuttle exploded in 2004, but Columbia disintegrated during re-entry on February 1, 2003.
The Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated while re-entering the atmosphere; it did not explode.
He died when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated after reentry into the Earth's atmosphere.
On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentering Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven crew members.
Kalpana Chawla flew on the space shuttle Columbia. She was part of the STS-87 mission in 1997 and the STS-107 mission in 2003, which unfortunately ended in tragedy when the Columbia disintegrated during re-entry.
The second space shuttle was named "Challenger." It followed the first space shuttle, Columbia, in NASA's fleet of reusable spacecraft. Challenger tragically disintegrated shortly after launch in 1986.