January 16, 2003
January 16, 2003
The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster happened on February 1, 2003.
The space shuttle Columbia was launched into space in 1981. The date was April 12, 1981. This same space shuttle would later explode in 2003, killing the seven-member crew.
There are many dates in history that should be remembered. The Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster happened on February 1, 2003.
The Columbia Space Shuttle was destroyed on February 1, 2003, with the loss of everyone on board.
February 1st, 2003.
February 1st, 2003.
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the Kennedy space center shuttle mission of october, 18 1989. lasted 6 years.
January 28, 1986
The first space shuttle was named Enterprise after the famous Star Trek vessel but never flew in space. The actual first space-bound shuttle was Columbia which launched on April 12, 1981 with Robert Crippen and John Young (an Apollo astronaut) commanding. As you may know, Columbia was later destroyed during re-entry over Texas on Feburary 1, 2003. The space shuttle Challenger was destroyed during launch in 1986. The remaining space shuttles (Atlantis, Endeavor, Discovery) are still in use but they are scheduled to stop flying in a few years to divery money to the Constellation / Ares moon missions. President Elect-Obama and his team are considering extending the shuttle life span past the current end date.
Challengers last flight occurred on January 28, 1986 at 11:39 a.m. EST (16:39 UTC).