Shuttle Columbia: What Happened?; 'Our Journey Into Space Will Go On' From: The Washington Post | Date: February 3, 2003 | Copyright 2003 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

The space shuttle Columbia broke apart in space 15 minutes before it was to land on Saturday. The seven astronauts aboard the shuttle all died.

The shuttle was streaking through the sky over Texas at about 12,500 miles per hour (that's 18 times the speed of sound). It was almost 39 miles above Earth when scientists and controllers on the ground lost contact with the shuttle and its crew.

We don't know what caused the accident, but President Bush has said that the U.S. government will find out and fix the problem. "Our journey into space will go on," he said.

Tracy Grant, with the help of a ...

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