It was just last week we remembered the crew of the space shuttle Challenger who were killed in 1986 when the fuel tank exploded a minute after launch. Today is the 8th anniversary of the break-up of the space shuttle Columbia as the crew was preparing to land.
The two week mission for the Columbia crew of seven astronauts was doomed just 80 seconds after lift-off when a piece of foam fell from the external fuel tanks and damaged one of the shuttle’s wings so badly that when the Columbia re-entered the earth’s atmosphere wind and heat entered the wing and caused it to come apart.
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Dale's Daily Data: Shuttle Columbia Disaster
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