Loss of Space Shuttle Columbia

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:tragedy
gptkbp:cause thermal protection system failure
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Laurel_B._Clark
gptkb:David_M._Brown
gptkb:Ilan_Ramon
gptkb:William_C._Mc_Cool
gptkb:Kalpana_Chawla
gptkb:Michael_P._Anderson
gptkb:Rick_D._Husband
varied experience levels
extensive training prior to mission
inspiration for future astronauts
gptkbp:crew_capacity gptkb:7
gptkbp:crew's_final_moments loss of communication during re-entry
gptkbp:crew's_last_communication during re-entry phase
gptkbp:crew's_mission_focus scientific research and education
gptkbp:crew's_nationality American and Israeli
gptkbp:date February 1, 2003
gptkbp:debris_field_size over 2,000 square miles
gptkbp:documentary_about_the_event gptkb:Columbia:_The_Lost_Crew
gptkbp:film_about_the_event gptkb:The_Last_Flight_of_the_Columbia
gptkbp:final_report_release_date August 2003
gptkbp:first_flight last flight of Columbia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Loss of Space Shuttle Columbia
gptkbp:impact led to changes in shuttle program
gptkbp:impact_on_engineering_practices review of engineering practices
gptkbp:investigates gptkb:Columbia_Accident_Investigation_Board
29 months
gptkbp:is_explored_in increased safety measures
suspension of shuttle flights
gptkbp:landing_site February 1, 2003
gptkbp:launch_date January 16, 2003
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:location over Texas
gptkbp:memorials gptkb:Columbia_Memorial_Space_Center
held in various locations
various memorials established
held at the Kennedy Space Center
gptkbp:mission gptkb:STS-107
gptkbp:mission_duration 16 days
gptkbp:nasa_administrator_at_the_time gptkb:Sean_O'_Keefe
gptkbp:nasa's_future_missions influenced design of future spacecraft.
gptkbp:nasa's_response establishment of safety task force
gptkbp:public_perception increased scrutiny of NASA
gptkbp:public_reaction national mourning
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Challenger_disaster
gptkbp:research microgravity experiments
gptkbp:safety emphasis on safety culture in NASA
gptkbp:safety_measures improved shuttle design
gptkbp:significance first fatal accident in the Space Shuttle program
gptkbp:spacecraft gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:team debris recovery operations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:STS-107
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5