On This Day, Feb. 1: Space shuttle Columbia breaks apart upon re-entry

Saturday, February 1, 2020 - 03:01 in Astronomy & Space

On Feb. 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke apart during its descent over the southwestern United States. All seven astronauts aboard were killed.

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