Space Shuttle Columbia Teaches After 2003 Tragedy

Space shuttle Columbia's second life - as a cautionary tale

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida | Thu Jan 31, 2013 6:55pm EST
 

(Reuters) - Space shuttle Columbia's flying days came to an abrupt and tragic end on February 1, 2003, when a broken wing gave way, dooming the seven astronauts aboard.
Although Columbia now lies in pieces, its mission is not over.

The recovered wreckage, painstakingly retrieved from Texas and Louisiana for months after the accident, was preserved for a unique archive and education program at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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