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What do you learn about Columbia from the lesson you have read? What was its final fate?

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What do you learn about Columbia from the lesson you have read? What was its final fate?

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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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Chapter 4.1: An Indian – American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla - Extra Questions

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Chapter 4.1 An Indian – American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla
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