TODAY IN HISTORY: On February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry after a 16-day mission, killing all seven astronauts •⁠ ⁠Commander Rick Husband •⁠ ⁠Pilot William McCool •⁠ ⁠Payload commander Michael Anderson •⁠ ⁠Mission specialists Kalpana Chawla, David Brown and Laurel Clark •⁠ ⁠Payload specialist Ilan Ramon the first Israeli in space  | Read More The Yeshiva World