The article presents a brief history of the Space Shuttle Columbia from its first launch on April 12, 1981 with U.S. astronauts John Young and Bob Crippen to its final trip to space on February 1, 2003 when it exploded during re-entry ...
CAPE CANAVERAL - No one really expected the first space shuttle to fly on April 12, 25 years ago.
Space shuttle Columbia'sfirst flight into spacetook place on Apr. 12, 1981, according to NASA. The shuttle program was officially referred to as theSpace Transportation System (STS), so this flight was STS-1. The mission had a two-person crew: the commander,John Young, a veteran of Gemin...
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This research resulted in the recent successful launch of the Arizona space shuttle. Thus, although the Columbia accident was a tragedy, it also helped NASA make progress.点评: 本段过渡连贯,行文流畅,紧扣主题。"美国亚利桑那州"航天飞机虽然不存在, 不过对于阅卷老师来说,这种不准确不会扣分。 查看《...
In 2005, during the first launch after the Space Shuttle Columbiadisaster, a shuttle was threatened by another flying menace: a vulturethat smacked into the external tank during takeoff.在2005年在哥伦比亚号遇难后的第一次发射中，太空梭受到了另一飞行威胁：在起飞过程中一只秃鹫撞入燃料箱。
Space Shuttle Columbia Launch Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster Columbia Disaster Investigation The space shuttle Columbia broke apart on February 1, 2003, while re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven crew members. The disaster occurred over Texas, and only minutes before Columbia wa...
All seven crew members died, including Ilan Ramon, the first Israeli astronaut to go into space. (See Columbia disaster.) Once again the shuttle fleet was immediately grounded. The accident investigation board concluded that, during the launch of the shuttle, a piece of insulating foam had torn...
All seven crew members died, including Ilan Ramon, the first Israeli astronaut to go into space. (See Columbia disaster.) Once again the shuttle fleet was immediately grounded. The accident investigation board concluded that, during the launch of the shuttle, a piece of insulating foam had torn...
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