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On this day - 16 January

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Space Shuttle Columbia launch

Daily Mirror 16/01/2003

On January 16th 2003, the space shuttle Columbia took off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on mission STS-107. There were 7 members of crew on board, including the first Israeli astronaut. The crew carried out a great number of science experiments while in orbit. They remained in orbit for nearly 16 days. Issues on reentry led to disintegration of the space shuttle and the death of all crew.

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