Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off the launch ?
Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off the launch pad. 82 seconds after launch, a suitcase-size piece of thermal insulation foam broke off the External Tank, striking Columbia's left wing. During re-entry, hot gases entered the wing, causing a catastrophic a br
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