when did the spaceship columbia burn up
On 1 February 2003, the US space shuttle Columbia broke up soon after re-entering the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven crew on board. On 1 February 2003, the US space shuttle Columbia broke up soon after re-entering the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven crew on board. The space agency Nasa lost contact with the craft about 15 minutes before it was due to land at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.