During the launch of Columbia, foam from the external fuel tank had hit the orbiter's underside. Unknown to anyone at the time, it had punctured a hole in one of the insulating tiles on the wing. Although it was known that foam had hit Colombia, it was deemed to not have been sufficient to cause serious damage.
As the orbiter with its crew of seven were re-entering the atmosphere, the heat generated by the re-entry caused warping of the orbiter's wing frame which affected the stability of the shuttle. Eventually all control was lost and forces pulled the orbiter apart above Texas. Commander Rick Husband bravely fought to control the shuttle manually in the seconds before all were killed.
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 space shuttle program began with the flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia on April 12, 1981.
The space shuttle that exploded over Texas in 2003 was the Space Shuttle Columbia.
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.
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster happened on 2003-02-01.
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The purpose of the Columbia space shuttle was to go into space
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 space shuttle program began with the flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia on April 12, 1981.
The space shuttle that exploded over Texas in 2003 was the Space Shuttle Columbia.
Space Shuttle Columbia
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.
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster happened on 2003-02-01.
Of the first Space Shuttle; Enterprise. Of the first space worthy Space Shuttle; Columbia.
The space shuttle that exploded in 1996 was the Space Shuttle Challenger.
Space Shuttle Columbia .
On April 12, 1981 the space shuttle Columbia was the first shuttle to orbit the Earth.