Seven astronauts lost their lives on space shuttle Columbia on Feb. 1, 2003, due to a series of technical and organizational problems at NASA. It was …
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Spaceflight Disasters: NASA Honors Fallen Astronauts
It was 20 years ago today (Feb. 1) that seven astronauts lost their lives during a spaceflight.
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While on leave in January 1986, NASA administrator James Beggs turned on the television and spotted icicles on Challenger's launch tower. A day …
"Even as we look to the future, we do so with one eye on the past, reminding ourselves of those lessons and the price that was paid," said Janet …
The space shuttle Columbia disaster changed NASA forever. The Columbia disaster occurred On Feb. 1, 2003, when NASA’s space shuttle Columbia broke up …
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