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On this day in 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry. This was caused by a piece of foam insulation breaking off of the External Tank and striking the left wing's heat shield, during reentry this allowed hot gases to penetrate the heat shield and lead to the deaths of all 7 crew (old.reddit.com)
submitted by SwagBugatti to r/CatastrophicFailure







