UnkHiram
02-01-2003, 01:09 PM
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space Shuttle Columbia blew up and disintegrated in flames over Texas Saturday morning, killing all seven astronauts aboard and scattering debris over four states and the Gulf of Mexico.
The seven crew members -- six Americans and the first Israeli to go into space -- were just 16 minutes from landing at Cape Canaveral, Fla., when the shuttle broke up at 207,000 feet. They astronauts had been orbiting the Earth for 16 days.
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The seven crew members -- six Americans and the first Israeli to go into space -- were just 16 minutes from landing at Cape Canaveral, Fla., when the shuttle broke up at 207,000 feet. They astronauts had been orbiting the Earth for 16 days.
This article clipped to comply with copywrite laws. Please read the rest of it at http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,77253,00.html