23K views · 559 reactions | THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Space Shuttle Columbia Kicks Off New Era of Spaceflight 40 Years Ago. https://spacecoastdaily.com/2021/04/this-day-in-history-space-shuttle-columbia-kicks-off-new-era-of-spaceflight-40-years-ago/ (NASA's Kennedy Space Center Video) | Space Coast Daily | Facebook

The untold story behind the devastating mission. The CNN Original Series Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight premieres Sunday, April 7 at 9p ET/PT on CNN. | CNN

215K views · 850 reactions | The families of Shuttle Columbia’s crew watch as they launch into space.  THE SPACE SHUTTLE THAT FELL TO EARTH: 2003 - millions watch live as Columbia breaks up in the sky over Texas, killing all on board. NASA, loved ones and investigators share how an incredible journey ended in tragedy. #Space #Rocket #Moon #NASA #Documentary #Throwback | BBC One | Facebook

Haunting & heartbreaking debris from the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster | The Vintage News

ON THIS DAY: The space shuttle Columbia broke apart while returning to Earth, killing the seven astronauts on board. An investigation would later determine that tiles damaged during lift-off allowed super-heated atmospheric gasses to penetrate the shuttle's wing during re-entry, causing the ship to become unstable and quickly disintegrate. The crew was not told about any risk and didn't know something was wrong until very late in re-entry. "In the words of a flight director at NASA: It has been