Columbia 6

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Definicja

the first space-rated Space Shuttle in NASA's orbiter fleet; over 22 years of service it completed 27 missions before disintegrating during re-entry near the end of its 28th mission on 1 February 2003, resulting in the deaths of all seven crew.

  • 1.As the second orbiter to be constructed, and the first able to fly into space, Columbia was roughly 8,000 lb heavier than subsequent orbiters such as Endeavour, which were of a slightly different design, and had benefited from advances in materials technology.

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