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Columbia Accident

The accident that occurred on February 1, 2003, resulting in the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia and its crew.

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what were the names of the two space shuttles that crashed

space shuttles were lost in catastrophic accidents: , which broke apart 73 seconds after launch on January 28, 1986, and , which disintegrated during atmospheric reentry on February 1, 2003 . Both acc...

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Which crew members were aboard Challenger STS‑51‑L and Columbia STS‑107, and how are they memorialized?

—Francis “Dick” Scobee, , , , , and —perished in the January 28, 1986 accident and are memorialized in museums, plaques, local monuments and educational programs that carry their names . —, William “W...