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The Space Shuttle Columbia was the first space worthy shuttle in NASA’s orbital fleet. Columbia was destroyed in re-entry over Texas on February 1, 2003, by an explosion resulting from a hole in its wing that took place during launch 16 days earlier. All aboard are lost. Total cost of accidents (does not include replacement of a round-trip transportation) estimated 13 billion dollars according to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronotika Sciences.
