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.
Aliases (4)
Statements (50)
| 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
→
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| country |
United States
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| crewCount |
7
→
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| crewMember |
David M. Brown
→
Ilan Ramon → Kalpana Chawla → Laurel B. Clark → Michael P. Anderson → Rick D. Husband → William C. McCool → |
| date |
2003-02-01
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| debrisFellOver |
Louisiana
→
Texas → |
| debrisRecoveryEffort |
large multi-agency ground search
→
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| firstIsraeliAstronautKilled |
Ilan Ramon
→
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| impactOnPolicy |
greater reliance on international partners for ISS access
→
reassessment of shuttle retirement timeline → |
| investigatedBy |
Columbia Accident Investigation Board
→
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| ledTo |
Columbia Accident Investigation Board
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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
→
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| partOf |
history of human spaceflight accidents
→
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| phaseOfFlight |
reentry
→
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| pilot |
William C. McCool
→
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| precededBy |
Challenger disaster
→
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| program |
Space Shuttle program
→
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| relatedTo |
Challenger disaster
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| result |
death of all seven crew members
→
in-flight breakup of orbiter → loss of Space Shuttle Columbia → |
| spaceAgency |
NASA
→
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| vehicle |
Space Shuttle Columbia
→
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| year |
2003
→
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Referenced by (17)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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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 |
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Columbia Accident Investigation Board
("Space Shuttle Columbia disaster")
→
Columbia Accident Investigation Board ("Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 accident") → |
investigatedEvent |
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Laurel B. Clark
("Space Shuttle Columbia disaster")
→
Michael P. Anderson ("Space Shuttle Columbia disaster") → |
participantIn |
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Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial
("Space Shuttle Columbia disaster")
→
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commemorates |
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Michael P. Anderson
("Space Shuttle Columbia disaster")
→
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diedIn |