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February 1, 2003: Space Shuttle Columbia Disintegrates on Reentry! On February 1, 2003, the United States suffered the second loss of a space shuttle, this time the Columbia. The text narrated in this video is from the original article at https://www.historyandheadlines.com/february-1-2003-space-shuttle-columbia-disintegrates-reentry/ For sourcing for that article, please refer to the “Historical Evidence” section of the article on our main site on which this video is based. This video is considered among the "Best of History YouTube 2019": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5Ag9n-o0IZBkRkEHjEMDM-0mAnkLLmmE Music: “American Frontiers” by Aaron Kenny is available at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music Image sources: The following images are in the public domain for various reasons. Please go to the link for each image listed below for more information: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ASTS-107%2C_final_moments_in_cabin_(Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disaster).webm https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atlantis_welcome_home_ceremony_outside_the_OPF_July_22.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Challenger_Launch_and_Breakup.ogv https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Close-up_STS-107_Launch_-_GPN-2003-00080.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Columbia_debris_detected_by_radar.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Columbia%27s_Main_Engine_Powerheads_-_GPN-2003-00076.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crew_of_STS-107,_official_photo.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grid_with_Columbia%27s_Debris_-_GPN-2003-00081.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hypothetical_EVA_-_Space_Shuttle_Atlantis-Columbia_Rescue_Mission.PNG https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hypothetical_EVA-_Space_Shuttle_Atlantis-Columbia_Rescue_Mission2.PNG https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Impact-test.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Left_bipod_foam_ramp.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shuttle_profiles.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disaster.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:STS-107_Cockpit_Video_3.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:STS-107_Columbia_entry_imaged_from_ground.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:STS-107,_Space_Shuttle_Columbia_launch.ogv The image by PCO AG / NASA available at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:STS-135_Last_Space_Shuttle_start_in_slow_motion.gif is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en The photographs by Jtesla16 available at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Columbia_Memorial.JPG and by James E. Scarborough available at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Space_Shuttle_external_tank_foam_block.JPG are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en The screenshot of the article by Wikipedia contributors available at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disaster contains text that is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License The video by Free HD Stock Footage available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b46KcSgHJfY is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed): https://www.youtube.com/t/creative_commons Images used in this video are believed to be (based on their file descriptions at the time of access by us) either in the public domain or available per a Creative Commons license or per “fair use”. No copyright infringement is intended. If you are the originator of any image used in this video and would like us to name you and/or include a link to the original source in this video’s description, we will gladly do so. Thank you for watching this video! This video is dedicated to the final crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia. As when I was a boy watching the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, I still recall watching this more recent tragedy unfold on national television. – Dr. Zar