During launch, insulating foam broke off the shuttle’s external fuel tank and struck Columbia’s left wing. The impact damaged the thermal protection system, creating a hole that went unnoticed. When the shuttle reentered Earth’s atmosphere, superheated plasma entered the wing, leading to structural failure and the loss of all seven astronauts. | SpaceEve
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