Looking back at the Columbia space shuttle disaster.

The Space Shuttle Columbia (NASA designation: OV-102) was the first spacecraft in NASA's Space Shuttle fleet capable of flying into space. Its maiden flight, STS-1, lasted from April 12 to 14, 1981.

On February 1, 2003, the Columbia spacecraft experienced a malfunction on its return to Earth, breaking apart during landing and killing all the astronauts on board.



On its final flight, the spacecraft carried Israel's first astronaut, Ilan Ramon, and India's first female astronaut, Kalpana Chawla.

Other crew members on the final flight included Rick Husband (commander), Willie McCool (pilot), Michael P. Anderson, Laurel B. Clark, and David M. Brown.

Since the Columbia space shuttle accident in 2003, NASA has successfully launched 11 space shuttles into space.

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