Columbia Shuttle Mission
Science 6-3 By: Skylar Ducote
Columbia Shuttle Mission
COLUMBIA SHUTTLE MISSION:
Columbia flew 28 missions in all. The Columbia orbited the Earth 4,800 times in 22 years. The Columbia broke apart in 2003. The Columbia was named after the first ship to
circle the globe. The Columbia’s first mission was in April 1981. The Columbia weighed about 178,000 pounds. The Columbia never visited the International Space Station. The Columbia disintegrated during reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere. All seven people aboard died. The following names are the people that died aboard the Columbia:
Rick D. Husband - Commander
William C. McCool - Pilot
Michael P. Anderson
David M. Brown
Kalpana Chawla
Laurel Clark
Ilan Ramon
Shuttle Columbia Disaster RARE FOOTAGE