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Saturday, 1 February, 2003, 16:33 GMT
In pictures: Columbia's final mission
The space shuttle Columbia had been returning from a 16-day mission when it lost contact with controllers.
![]() The crew were in good spirits and fine weather made for a perfect take-off (AP AFP)
![]() The Columbia's crew found time to relax during their 16-day mission
![]() Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon showed how to eat cornflakes while weightless
![]() But there were serious engineering and scientific tasks to perform, too
![]() Mission specialists Laurel Clark and Kalpana Chawla were kept busy
![]() Compressing trash for stowage was not too small a job for Pilot William McCool
![]() But disaster struck as the shuttle made its final descent
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