Texas A&M: How The Columbia Shuttle Tragedy Changed Space Travel
February 02, 2023
February 02, 2023
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news on Feb. 1, 2023:
"Columbia is a part of our history, and we need to remember and learn from it," said Ronald Lee '86.
On Feb. 1, 2003, the Columbia shuttle re-entered Earth's atmosphere but never touched down. Hot plasma that was heated to 2,400 degrees Fahrenheit entered the left wing and melted the interior, burning through sensors and hydra . . .
"Columbia is a part of our history, and we need to remember and learn from it," said Ronald Lee '86.
On Feb. 1, 2003, the Columbia shuttle re-entered Earth's atmosphere but never touched down. Hot plasma that was heated to 2,400 degrees Fahrenheit entered the left wing and melted the interior, burning through sensors and hydra . . .