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Space shuttle Columbia disintegrated on February 1, 2003, during reentry due to a failure of the Thermal Protection System tiles caused by damage from a piece of debris from the external fuel tank during launch. The entire shuttle and all seven crew members were destroyed. May they Rest in Peace: Rick D Husband, Commander; William C McCool, Pilot; Michael P. Anderson, Payload Commander; Ilan Ramon, Payload Specialist; Kalpana Chawla, Mission Specialist; David M Brown, Mission Specialist; and Laurel Clark, Mission Specialist.

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