QUES: Columbia was destroyed during re-entry Feb. 1 , killing its seven astronauts .

The Columbia broke apart during descent on Feb. 1 , killing all seven astronauts aboard .

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QUES: He beat testicular cancer that had spread to his lungs and brain .

Armstrong , 31 , battled testicular cancer that spread to his brain .

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QUES: Justice Clarence Thomas , joined by fellow conservative Justice Antonin Scalia , dissented .

Justice Antonin Scalia , Sandra Day O 'Connor and Clarence Thomas dissented from the ruling .

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