STS-107 – Columbia Disaster – February 1, 2003
Background On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentering Earth’s atmosphere, killing…
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STS-51 – Challenger Disaster – January 28, 1986
Background Challenger was destroyed in the second minute of STS-51-L, the orbiter’s tenth mission, on…
Project A119 – “A Study of Lunar Research Flights”
Background Project A119, also known as “A Study of Lunar Research Flights”, was a top-secret…
4,000 tons of shells explode in Central Russia, October 2012
According to RT.com: More than 4,000 tons of shells exploded near a military testing ground…