Columbia disaster

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The Columbia disaster was the 2003 Space Shuttle tragedy in which the orbiter Columbia broke apart during reentry, killing all seven astronauts aboard and leading to major changes in NASA’s human spaceflight program.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Space Shuttle accident
aerospace disaster
disaster in the United States
spaceflight accident
alsoKnownAs STS-107 disaster
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
cause damage to left wing leading edge
foam insulation strike during launch
commander Rick D. Husband
country United States
crewCount 7
crewMember David M. Brown
Ilan Ramon
Kalpana Chawla
Laurel B. Clark
Michael P. Anderson
Rick D. Husband
William C. McCool
date 2003-02-01
debrisFellOver Louisiana
Texas
debrisRecoveryEffort large multi-agency ground search
firstIsraeliAstronautKilled Ilan Ramon
impactOnPolicy greater reliance on international partners for ISS access
reassessment of shuttle retirement timeline
investigatedBy Columbia Accident Investigation Board
ledTo Columbia Accident Investigation Board
changes in NASA management culture
increased emphasis on on-orbit inspection and repair
major safety reforms at NASA
suspension of Space Shuttle flights
use of rescue and safe-haven scenarios for later shuttle flights
location Louisiana
Texas
memorial Columbia Memorial Space Center
Space Mirror Memorial
mission STS-107
operator NASA
partOf history of human spaceflight accidents
phaseOfFlight reentry
pilot William C. McCool
precededBy Challenger disaster
program Space Shuttle program
relatedTo Challenger disaster
result death of all seven crew members
in-flight breakup of orbiter
loss of Space Shuttle Columbia
spaceAgency NASA
vehicle Space Shuttle Columbia
year 2003

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ilan Ramon ("Space Shuttle Columbia disaster")
Kalpana Chawla ("Space Shuttle Columbia disaster")
Laurel B. Clark ("Space Shuttle Columbia disaster")
Rick D. Husband ("Space Shuttle Columbia disaster")
William C. McCool ("Space Shuttle Columbia disaster")
causeOfDeath
Columbia disaster ("Space Shuttle Columbia disaster")
Columbia disaster ("STS-107 disaster")
STS-107 ("Columbia disaster mission")
alsoKnownAs
NASA Space Shuttle program
Space Shuttle orbiter
Space Transportation System ("Space Shuttle Columbia disaster")
notableAccident
Columbia Accident Investigation Board ("Space Shuttle Columbia disaster")
Columbia Accident Investigation Board ("Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 accident")
investigatedEvent
Laurel B. Clark ("Space Shuttle Columbia disaster")
Michael P. Anderson ("Space Shuttle Columbia disaster")
participantIn
Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial ("Space Shuttle Columbia disaster")
commemorates
Michael P. Anderson ("Space Shuttle Columbia disaster")
diedIn

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