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  Space Shuttle Columbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Columbia was named after the Boston-based sloop Columbia captained by American Robert Gray, who explored the Pacific Northwest and became the first American vessel to circumnavigate the world; the name also honored Columbia, the Command Module of Apollo 11.
Columbia, unlike her operational sister ships, was built with the technologies that were available at the time of her construction in Palmdale in the mid-1970s.
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STS-107 was a space shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle Columbia.
The entire seven member crew was killed on February 1, 2003, when the shuttle disintegrated over Texas during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere.This was the second total loss of a Space Shuttle, the first being Challenger.
The expansion of International Space Station was also delayed, as the space shuttles were the delivery vehicle for station modules.
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 Space Shuttle Columbia - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Columbia was named after the Boston-based sloop Columbia captained by American Robert Gray, which explored the Pacific Northwest and became the first American vessel to circumnavigate the world; the name also honored Columbia, the Command Module of Apollo 11.
It also lacked, until its return to space in 1986, a heads-up display for the commander and pilot, and had an "all-tile" thermal protection system, which was later replaced with Nomex felt blankets.
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www.voyager.in /Space_Shuttle_Columbia   (889 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Columbia Space Shuttle Tragedy Speech   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
On board was a crew of seven: Colonel Rick Husband; Lt. Colonel Michael Anderson; Commander Laurel Clark; Captain David Brown; Commander William McCool; Dr. Kalpana Chawla; and Ilan Ramon, a Colonel in the Israeli Air Force.
In an age when space flight has come to seem almost routine, it is easy to overlook the dangers of travel by rocket, and the difficulties of navigating the fierce outer atmosphere of the Earth.
The crew of the shuttle Columbia did not return safely to Earth; yet we can pray that all are safely home.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Columbia_Space_Shuttle_Tragedy_Speech   (380 words)

  
 Shuttle Orbiter Columbia (OV-102)
Columbia, the oldest orbiter in the Shuttle fleet, is named after the Boston, Massachusetts based sloop captained by American Robert Gray.
The spaceship Columbia has continued the pioneering legacy of its forebears, becoming the first Space Shuttle to fly into Earth orbit in 1981.
Columbia was the first on-line orbiter to undergo the scheduled inspection and retrofit program.
science.ksc.nasa.gov /shuttle/resources/orbiters/columbia.html   (638 words)

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