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The 2003 Columbia disaster killed seven astronauts, but these tiny worms somehow survived the impact, and the reason was aluminium

On February 1, 2003, NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry over Texas, killing all seven astronauts aboard and marking one of the most tragic days in American spaceflight history.
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On This Day: Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! On February 1, 2003, after spending approximately two weeks in space, Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart and disintegrated upon its reentry to ...
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NASA Challenger explosion remembered 39 years later

WASHINGTON — It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle explosion, one of NASA's most devastating tragedies. NASA's Challenger shuttle exploded 73 seconds after lifting off on Jan. 28, 1986 ...
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Columbia Panel Concludes that NASA is to Blame for the Space Shuttle Accident

WASHINGTON (voa) – Investigators have issued a scathing report on the causes of the U.S. space shuttle Columbia disaster, which killed seven astronauts in February. They found that the management of ...