1 / 6

Tragic Legacy of Space Shuttle Columbia: STS-107 Mission Overview

The Space Shuttle Columbia launched on January 16, 2003, on its STS-107 mission, marking a significant but tragic chapter in space exploration. Tragically, during its descent, Columbia broke apart over Texas on February 1, 2003, resulting in the loss of all seven astronauts onboard. The crew included Commander Rick Husband, Pilot William McCool, and Mission Specialists Michael Anderson, Kalpana Chawla, David Brown, Laurel Clark, and Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon from Israel. This mission aimed to conduct scientific research in low Earth orbit and demonstrated the risks involved in spaceflight.

lot
Télécharger la présentation

Tragic Legacy of Space Shuttle Columbia: STS-107 Mission Overview

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. BY;TY PALMER Space shuttle Columbia

  2. When was your major event and what country launched the exploration • 1979 the united states When was your major event and what countryYour Text Here launched the exploration

  3. Who were the astronauts that flew in the exploration Rick D. HusbandWilliam C. McCoolMichael P. AndersonKalpanaChawlaDavid M. BrownLaurel B. ClarkIlan Ramon

  4. What mission was it a part of ?Ex .CHALLENGER ,MERCURY ,APOLLA ,etc. CHALLENGER

  5. What is the purpuse of the exploration? • Orbit the earth to be the first reused space shuttle

  6. was delivered to Kennedy Space Center in March 1979 Columbia was destroyed over east Texas on its landing descent to Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 1, 2003, at 8:59 a.m. • The space shuttle Columbia was launched on its STS-107 mission on January 16, • All seven astronauts aboard were killed. They were • Commander Rick Husband; Pilot William McCool; Mission Specialists Michael P. • Anderson, David M. Brown, KalpanaChawla, and Laurel Clark; and payload specialist • Ilan Ramon, an Israeli. • .

More Related