What Went Wrong?

The Shuttle Columbia Tragedy

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NASA scientists are trying to figure out what went wrong. Columbia broke up above Texas Saturday morning on its way to land at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Disaster in the Sky
The cause of the mess is not known but a study is moving on. The accident happened during the final 16 minutes of Columbia's mission as the spaceship flew in for landing.
The first sign of trouble Saturday morning was the loss of sensors that track the heat in a part of the shuttle's left wing. NASA officials said some of the inside of the left wing may have been hurt after blast-off, when it was hit by a piece of flying garbage.

All that could be seen on TV cameras after the shuttle broke up was a bright light followed by white lines of smoke flying across the sky.

Falling Garbage
Pieces of the shuttle were found in parts of east Texas counties and Louisiana. They warned people not to touch the pieces because they might be unsafe.

A Sad Day
Six Americans and the first Israeli astronaut ever to journey into space died in this sad crash. The nation's flags, starting at the White House, were lowered Saturday afternoon to praise the shuttle team.

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NASA scientists are trying to figure out what went wrong. Columbia broke up above Saturday morning on its way to the Kennedy Space Center in . As the spaceship flew into landing the shuttle began having problems. The problems began minutes before landing in Florida. The first sign of trouble Saturday morning was the loss of that track the heat in the part of the shuttle's left wing. officials said some of the left wing might had been damaged on take-off. Pieces of the shuttle were found in Texas and They warned people not to touch the pieces because they might be unsafe. This was the first time an astronaut attended a journey into space with six other Flags were lowered to show honor to the courageous astronauts .

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1. The accident happened the last 10 minutes as the spaceship flew in for landing.
2. All that could be seen on TV after the shuttle was destroyed was white lines of smoke flying across the sky.
3. Pieces of the shuttle were found in Mississippi and Florida.
4. Five astronauts flew on the shuttle Columbia.
5. The nation’s flags were lowered Saturday afternoon to praise the shuttle team.
       

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