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Opinion: NASA was America’s crown jewel. After the Columbia disaster it was never quite the same

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The disintegration of the Columbia space shuttle on February 1, 2003, was a turning point for the American space program, writes Douglas Brinkley. Seventeen years after the Challenger burned just after liftoff, the deadly failure of the Columbia broke the faith that the American people had in NASA.

​ The disintegration of the Columbia space shuttle on February 1, 2003, was a turning point for the American space program, writes Douglas Brinkley. Seventeen years after the Challenger burned just after liftoff, the deadly failure of the Columbia broke the faith that the American people had in NASA. Read More Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN 

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