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STS-107 was the 113th flight of the Space Shuttle program, and the 28th and final flight of Space Shuttle Columbia. The mission ended on February 1, 2003, with the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster which killed all seven crew members and destroyed the space shuttle.
STS-107 ignition, launch and lift-off of Columbia. Columbia was launched from the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at 10:39:00 am. At T+81.7 seconds, a piece of foam approximately 21 to 27 inches (53 to 69 cm) long and 12 to 18 inches (30 to 46 cm) wide broke off from the left bipod on the ET.
The crew of Columbia mission STS-107 Further information: Space Shuttle Columbia disaster Mission STS-107 , the 113th mission of the Space Shuttle program and the 28th flight of Columbia , lifted off January 16, 2003 from the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a 16-day dedicated science mission.
Columbia memorial in Arlington National Cemetery. The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) was an internal commission convened by NASA to investigate the destruction of the Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-107 upon atmospheric re-entry on February 1, 2003.
Spacehab Research Double Module on board STS-107. The Spacehab hardware was specifically designed to be nestled inside the cargo bay of the Space Shuttles . The inaugural flight of Spacehab's research double module, which launched January 2003 on STS-107 , ended when the Space Shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry.
6 RS-25Ds used during STS-134 and STS-135 in storage at Kennedy Space Center. About 42 reusable RS-25 engines have been part of the STS program, with three used per orbiter per mission. [23] NASA decided to retain sixteen engines with plans to make use of them on the Space Launch System, where they will be expended. The first flight of the ...
Use of NASA logos, insignia and emblems is restricted per U.S. law 14 CFR 1221.; The NASA website hosts a large number of images from the Soviet/Russian space agency, and other non-American space agencies.
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