STS-107

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STS-107 was the final mission of Space Shuttle Columbia, tragically ending in 2003 when the orbiter disintegrated during reentry, killing all seven astronauts aboard.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA spaceflight
Space Shuttle mission
abbreviation STS-107 self-link
accidentType in-flight breakup during reentry
alsoKnownAs Columbia disaster
surface form: Columbia disaster mission
apoapsis approximately 285 km
callsign Columbia
causeOfAccident damage to left wing leading edge from foam strike at launch
commander Rick D. Husband
countryOfOperator United States of America
surface form: United States
crewMember David M. Brown
Ilan Ramon
Kalpana Chawla
Laurel B. Clark
Michael P. Anderson
Rick D. Husband
William C. McCool
crewSize 7
debrisFieldStates Louisiana
Texas
experimentsCount 80+ experiments
fatalities 7
foamStrikeEvent insulating foam shed from external tank struck left wing
inclination 39.0 degrees
investigatedBy Columbia Accident Investigation Board
laboratoryModule SPACEHAB
landingDate 2003-02-01
landingSitePlanned Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
launchDate 2003-01-16
launchLocation Kennedy Space Center
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
LC-39A
launchState Florida
launchTimeUTC 2003-01-16T15:39:00Z
memorializedBy Columbia Memorial Space Center
Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial
missionDuration 15 days 22 hours 20 minutes
missionNumber 107
missionSpecialist David M. Brown
Ilan Ramon
Kalpana Chawla
Laurel B. Clark
Michael P. Anderson
missionType microgravity research mission
nextMissionNumber STS-114
operator NASA
orbiter Columbia
orbitRegime low Earth orbit
surface form: Low Earth orbit
orbitsCompleted 255
outcome crew killed
vehicle lost
payloadSpecialist Ilan Ramon
periapsis approximately 270 km
pilot William C. McCool
previousMissionOfOrbiter STS-109
primaryPayload SPACEHAB Research Double Module
program NASA Space Shuttle program
surface form: Space Shuttle program
reentryBreakupDate 2003-02-01
reentryBreakupLocation over Texas
spaceShuttle Space Shuttle Columbia

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STS-107 abbreviation STS-107 self-link
Rick D. Husband commanderOf STS-107
this entity surface form: STS-107 crew
Columbia disaster mission STS-107
Laurel B. Clark mission STS-107
Ilan Ramon notableWork STS-107
Kalpana Chawla notableWork STS-107
Laurel B. Clark notableWork STS-107
this entity surface form: STS-107 microgravity research mission
Rick D. Husband notableWork STS-107
Ilan Ramon participantIn STS-107
Ilan Ramon participantIn STS-107
this entity surface form: Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS-107
STS-114 precededBy STS-107
Ilan Ramon spaceMission STS-107
Kalpana Chawla spaceMission STS-107
Rick D. Husband spaceMission STS-107