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What happened to the bodies of Columbia crew?
NASA yesterday named a retired Navy admiral to lead an independent investigation into the incident, which took the lives of all seven crew members on board. The remains of all seven astronauts who were killed in the space shuttle Columbia tragedy have been recovered, US officials said last night.
Which NASA space shuttle blew up?
Space Shuttle Challenger exploded just after take off on January 28, 1986. The Challenger disaster has been linked to unusually cold temperatures in the days leading up to take off. The Columbia disaster was not weather-related.
Did they ever find remains of the Challenger crew?
The crew compartment of the space shuttle Challenger, with the remains of astronauts aboard, has been found 100 feet beneath the sea off the coast of Florida, NASA officials announced Sunday. “Subsequent dives provided positive identification of Challenger crew compartment debris and the existence of crew remains.”
Which Space Shuttles were destroyed in flight?
Atlantis is being readied for display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The other two shuttles in the NASA program, Challenger and Columbia, were destroyed in flight.
When was the last space shuttle crash?
On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during atmospheric entry, killing all seven crew members. The disaster was the second fatal accident in the Space Shuttle program, after Challenger, which broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff and killed the seven-member crew in 1986.
Did Columbia crew die instantly?
Did the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia die instantly No, it took a while. The crew cabin held together for a while and protected the crew from re-entry heat. Per the NASA report, they were probably killed by the tumbling cabin.
What shuttle exploded over Texas?
Within minutes, the whole world learned that the Space Shuttle Columbia exploded over Texas, killing all seven astronauts aboard. For the next hour and a half, debris rained down from the Panhandle to Louisiana. Interstate message boards flashed a number to call to report any debris which might be found.