STS 107
General
| Launch id | 03003 |
| Launch date | 16 Jan 2003 at 15:39 UT |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC39A |
| Type | Columbia #28 |
| Crew |
Rick
D. Husband, Commander William C. McCool, Pilot Michael P. Anderson, Payload Commander Kalpana Chawla, Mission Specialist David M. Brown, Mission Specialist Laurel B. Clark, Mission Specialist Ilan Ramon, (ISA) Payload Specialist |
| Landing date | n/a |
| Landing site | n/a |
| Payload | none |
Research mission (MEIDEX,SOLSE-2,CVX-2,SOLCON-3, LPT,SEM,PSRD)
End of life
| Date | 1 Feb 2003 |
| Cause | Vehicle and crew were lost at landing time. Temperatures increased at an anormal rate on left wing. At 13:59 UT the vehicle broke up over East Central Texas. |
External resources
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-107/mission-sts-107.html
http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/
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