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The '''Space Shuttle Columbia''' was the first reuseable American [[Space Shuttle]] orbiter named for the first American ocean vessel to circle the globe and the command module for the [[Apollo 11]] Moon lander, Columbia.
Columbia first flew in April 1981, and would be the most used shuttle orbiter until it's loss in 2003 when a piece of foam insulation from the Shuttle's External Fuel Tank stuck the orbiter's leading edge of the wing. Upon re-entry following the flight of STS-107, the shuttle disintegrated due to the high heat that built up, killing all seven astronauts aboard. <Ref>http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/columbia_info.html</Ref>
[[Category:Space Exploration]]
Columbia first flew in April 1981, and would be the most used shuttle orbiter until it's loss in 2003 when a piece of foam insulation from the Shuttle's External Fuel Tank stuck the orbiter's leading edge of the wing. Upon re-entry following the flight of STS-107, the shuttle disintegrated due to the high heat that built up, killing all seven astronauts aboard. <Ref>http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/columbia_info.html</Ref>
[[Category:Space Exploration]]