February 1, 2003




We've lost the Columbia. :(

The space shuttle Columbia broke up over Texas this morning minutes before it was to land in Florida. TV video showed what appeared to be falling debris, as NASA declared an emergency. Six Americans and Israel's first astronaut were on board. NASA announced that search and rescue teams were being mobilized in Dallas and Fort Worth areas. Columbia was at an altitude of 200,700 feet over north-central Texas at a 9 a.m., traveling at 12,500 mph when mission control lost contact and tracking data. - Washington Post.



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