Columbia (Spacecraft)
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Space Shuttle Columbia was the first space-rated orbiter in NASA's Space Shuttle fleet. It launched for the first time on mission STS-1 on April 12, 1981, the first flight of the Space Shuttle program. Over 22 years of service it completed 27 missions before disintegrating during re-entry near the end of its 28th mission, STS-107 on February 1, 2003, resulting in the deaths of all seven crew members.
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| associatedWith | Hewett, Llewellyn L., 1930-1985. | person |
| associatedWith | Hughes-Fulford, Millie. | person |
| associatedWith | Michigan Technological University. Administrative Services | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Rockwell International | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration | corporateBody |
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| Space Exploration |
| Space flight |
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Active 1979-03-24
Active 2003-02-01
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