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प्रश्न
What do you learn about Columbia from the lesson you have read? What was its final fate?
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उत्तर
Columbia was a space shuttle. It carried Kalpana and six other astronauts. It went up in flames over Texas on the return journey. On February 1, 2003, all the seven on board lost their lives.
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