Register entry
Entry no. 2003-0027
Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-107)
Space Shuttle Columbia was lost during re-entry on 1 February 2003. Its crew of seven lost their lives: Rick D. Husband, William C. McCool, Michael P. Anderson, Kalpana Chawla, David M. Brown, Laurel B. Clark and Ilan Ramon. The Columbia Accident Investigation Board found that foam insulation struck the left wing during launch and breached its heat shield.
NORAD number27647
International designator2003-003A
Launched16 January 2003
Date (UTC)1 February 2003
Cite as: Orbital Register entry no. 2003-0027, orbitalradar.com/register/2003-0027