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Columbia STS 1 to STS 107
Columbia first flight (and the first flight of a space shuttle) was STS (Shuttle Transportation System) 1, launched on April 12, 1981. It was a successful mission, and made it back safely. All was well on STS 107 unitl Columbia broke apart at 9:00 AM 203,000 feet above the Texas sky...
"Columbia is lost..."
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Columbia STS 1 Flying back to the Cape |
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STS 107 begins to break apart over Arizona
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STS 107 breaks apart over texas only 16 minutes away from the Cape |
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