It was the Columbia, the first space shuttle to be flown into space more than twenty years earlier.
The Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated while re-entering the atmosphere; it did not explode.
Space Shuttle Columbia
== == The space shuttle Columbia broke apart and partially burned up while re-entering earth's atmosphere over Texas on February 1, 2003. The entire seven member crew were killed.
The Space Shuttle Columbia tragically disintegrated upon re-entering Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003. During its re-entry, damage sustained to its thermal protection system during launch allowed superheated air to penetrate the shuttle, leading to the catastrophic failure. All seven astronauts on board lost their lives in this tragic accident.
No space shuttle exploded in 2004, but Columbia disintegrated during re-entry on February 1, 2003.
Columbia
The Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated while re-entering the atmosphere; it did not explode.
Space Shuttle Columbia
== == The space shuttle Columbia broke apart and partially burned up while re-entering earth's atmosphere over Texas on February 1, 2003. The entire seven member crew were killed.
The Space Shuttle Columbia tragically disintegrated upon re-entering Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003. During its re-entry, damage sustained to its thermal protection system during launch allowed superheated air to penetrate the shuttle, leading to the catastrophic failure. All seven astronauts on board lost their lives in this tragic accident.
No space shuttle exploded in 2004, but Columbia disintegrated during re-entry on February 1, 2003.
On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentering Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven crew members.
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.
The Columbia Space Shuttle disaster occurred on February 1, 2003, when the shuttle disintegrated upon re-entry into Earth's atmosphere, resulting in the tragic loss of all seven crew members on board.
He died when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated after reentry into the Earth's atmosphere.
The Challenger Space Shuttle exploded 73 seconds after launch on January 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members on board. The Columbia Space Shuttle disintegrated upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003, killing all seven crew members on board.