Remembering space shuttle Columbia
On Jan. 16, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia blasted off for what turned out to be its last flight. It broke up during its return descent on Feb. 1.
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Jan. 16, 2003
STS-107 Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon, of Tel Aviv, Israel, left, gives the thumbs up sign as he leaves the Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center with fellow crew members, including, Mission Specialist Laurel Clark, of Racine, Wis., early Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003, for a trip to Launch Pad 39-A and a liftoff onboard the space shuttle Columbia.
Credit: AP Photo/Chris O'Meara
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