STS-107 mission by NASA with Columbia, the space shuttle. The explosion ends the lives of all astronauts aboard the shuttle Columbia.

1. COLUMBIA EXPLOSION
STS-107 MISSION
BY NASA WITH
COLUMBIA, THE
SPACE SHUTTLE !
- Sushma

3. THE NIGHT BEFORE
COLUMBIA SHUTTLE TAKE OFF.

4. The Space Shuttle Columbia
crew prepare to board for
liftoff.

5. LIFTOFF!

6. Disaster strikes Columbia !

7. A tile on the surface of the ship, damaged on
liftoff, causes Columbia to explode when it
re-enters the Earths atmosphere.

8. A second explosion destroys the
tail section of the shuttle.

9. This final explosion ends the lives of
all astronauts aboard the shuttle
Columbia.

10. Debris from Columbia falls from
the sky like a meteor shower.

11. Columbia mission patch found
alongside a road in East Texas.

12. Mankind is led into the darkness beyond
our world by the inspiration of discovery
and the longing to understand. Our journey
into space will go on..…
Remember the crew of Columbia.