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When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions: Shuttle: Triumph and Loss
NASA experiences great success with Columbia. Then tragedy strikes with the explosion of the Challenger. Take a sneak peek at the design and development of the first winged space shuttle.
Added: Jun 27, 2008
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Runtime: 04:02
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