Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
Columbia Disaster
The United States suffered a great tragedy this weekend when the space shuttle Columbia exploded over central Texas before its scheduled landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. All seven astronauts on board were killed. When I watched the news on TV telling about this horrible accident, I could see the pain and shock on the faces of the reporters and NASA experts who sadly searched for words to explain what might have caused this horrible accident. I feel ______________ about what happened because ....
Word List
Astronaut
Atmosphere
Crew
Disaster
Disintegrated
Experiments
Global
Insulation
Investigation
Liftoff
Mission
Orbit
Recovery
Satellite
Shuttle
Space craft
Telescope
Thermal tiles