This is an essay about the tragedies of space travel.

Title: This is an essay about the tragedies of space travel.
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This is an essay about the tragedies of space travel.

        All the advancements in technology that were being made were not perfect and still are immune to making mistakes. On January 28, 1986 America was shocked by the destruction of the space shuttle Challenger, and the death of its seven crew members.         As is expected in a field of work that's exploratory and uncertain such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) space program, any tragedy that occurs often makes inside employees, government officials, and even …showed first 75 words of 1086 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 1086 total…they had to survive with only partial power for some time. It was not until the next resident Russian crew arrived that repairs could be completed. Feburary 1, 2003, Columbia Space Shuttle broke up on reentering Earth's atmosphere on its way to Kennedy Space Center, killing all seven crew members. Foam insulation fell from the shuttle during launch, damaging the left wing. On reentry hot gases entered the wing, leading to the destruction of the space craft.

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