![Astronaut Kalpana Chawla, a victim of the 1st February 2003 disaster in which the space shuttle Columbia exploded on re-entry, killing the seven astro Stock Photo - Alamy Astronaut Kalpana Chawla, a victim of the 1st February 2003 disaster in which the space shuttle Columbia exploded on re-entry, killing the seven astro Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2ADMG3C/astronaut-kalpana-chawla-a-victim-of-the-1st-february-2003-disaster-in-which-the-space-shuttle-columbia-exploded-on-re-entry-killing-the-seven-astro-2ADMG3C.jpg)
Astronaut Kalpana Chawla, a victim of the 1st February 2003 disaster in which the space shuttle Columbia exploded on re-entry, killing the seven astro Stock Photo - Alamy
![How Nasa ignored space shuttle blast-off mishap that meant all 7 Columbia crew were doomed | The Sun How Nasa ignored space shuttle blast-off mishap that meant all 7 Columbia crew were doomed | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JW-SPACE-SHUTTLE-GRAPHIC_01de60.jpg)
How Nasa ignored space shuttle blast-off mishap that meant all 7 Columbia crew were doomed | The Sun
![Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster: Step-by-step graphic reveals exactly what went wrong during the fatal 2003 incident - and how it changed NASA forever | Daily Mail Online Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster: Step-by-step graphic reveals exactly what went wrong during the fatal 2003 incident - and how it changed NASA forever | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/13/16/81215561-13078549-image-a-28_1707843314644.jpg)