# Breaking News:  Shuttle Colombia Explodes Over Dallas, Texas

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-shuttle-colombia-explodes-over-dallas-texas/152098>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 1, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-shuttle-colombia-explodes-over-dallas-texas/152098 "2003-02-01T14:42:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-shuttle-colombia-explodes-over-dallas-texas/152098/1 "2003-02-01T14:42:06Z")

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Apparently, the shuttle was preparing for landing at Kennedy Space Center. There’s videotape of the shuttle breaking up that was released by the WFAA. NASA reports that it lost contact with Colombia at 9 A.M. EST and it has declared an emergency.  
I’m watching CNN, and their website only has a breaking news banner on its front page, no details, else I’d post a link.

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**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-shuttle-colombia-explodes-over-dallas-texas/152098/2 "2003-02-01T14:49:15Z")

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Link: [http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/02/01/shuttle.landing.ap/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/02/01/shuttle.landing.ap/index.html)

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**Author:** ![mishaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@mishaa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mishaa)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-shuttle-colombia-explodes-over-dallas-texas/152098/3 "2003-02-01T14:55:19Z")

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It seems that is was south of D/FW - around Waco, about 140 miles south of Dallas/FW.

No visual available from my home of Keller, TX - NE Tarrant County.

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**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-shuttle-colombia-explodes-over-dallas-texas/152098/4 "2003-02-01T14:56:37Z")

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Tuckerfan beat you by one minute opening this thread: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=160038](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=160038)

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**Author:** ![Ryan\_Liam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryan_liam/32/3965_2.png) [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-shuttle-colombia-explodes-over-dallas-texas/152098/5 "2003-02-01T14:56:44Z")

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**Jesus** :eek:

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**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-shuttle-colombia-explodes-over-dallas-texas/152098/6 "2003-02-01T15:01:11Z")

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> \*Originally posted by OpalCat \*  
> \*\*Tuckerfan beat you by one minute opening this thread: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=160038](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=160038) \*\*

I know. I emailed the mods to close this thread, as there’s no need to have two threads on the same subject.

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**Author:** ![Pythagras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/45deac/32.png) [@Pythagras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pythagras)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-shuttle-colombia-explodes-over-dallas-texas/152098/7 "2003-02-01T15:05:34Z")

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Wow, it just smacks you in the face.

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-shuttle-colombia-explodes-over-dallas-texas/152098/8 "2003-02-01T15:11:05Z")

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Closed - the other one stays open.

Dear God, I hope all is OK - just came in and read this…