# Shuttle Columbia breaks up on re entry

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shuttle-columbia-breaks-up-on-re-entry/152101>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 1, 2003, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shuttle-columbia-breaks-up-on-re-entry/152101 "2003-02-01T14:49:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shuttle-columbia-breaks-up-on-re-entry/152101/1 "2003-02-01T14:49:59Z")

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Turn on your TV’s.

Forgive me for cross posting and not posting a question, but everyone needs to know.

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**Author:** ![Zagadka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zagadka/32/7272_2.png) [@Zagadka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zagadka)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shuttle-columbia-breaks-up-on-re-entry/152101/2 "2003-02-01T15:10:37Z")

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… jesus… it can happen on any mission, but you never appreciate something until…

For the record, NASA has not released a statement yet, and the Bush administration has said it is “highly unlikely” there was anything involving terrorism.

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**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shuttle-columbia-breaks-up-on-re-entry/152101/3 "2003-02-01T15:14:01Z")

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Holy sh\*t…I was hoping you were JOKING. Now I feel sick.

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**Author:** ![BrandonR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shuttle-columbia-breaks-up-on-re-entry/152101/4 "2003-02-01T15:15:18Z")

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Reports of falling debris over North Texas… Which is where I live.

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**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shuttle-columbia-breaks-up-on-re-entry/152101/5 "2003-02-01T15:18:00Z")

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Go to the [pit thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=160032). Mods are shutting down the others.

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**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shuttle-columbia-breaks-up-on-re-entry/152101/6 "2003-02-01T15:29:47Z")

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We have both the [Pit thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=160032) and an [MPSIMS](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=160038) thread.