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Seven die in Columbia disaster

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Nasa suffered its second in-flight fatal disaster when the space shuttle Columbia burned up on re-entry on 1 February 2003.

US President George W Bush paid tribute to the seven astronauts who died on board the craft.

Pictures courtesy of Nasa.

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