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Columbia shuttle breaks up over Texas

Time: 10:39 EST/15:39 GMT | News Source: CNN | Posted By: Todd Richardson

Thanks to all who sent this in. "JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston, Texas (CNN) -- The space shuttle Columbia, with seven astronauts aboard, broke up as it descended over central Texas Saturday toward a planned landing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Residents as far east as Shreveport, Louisiana, reported seeing and feeling an apparent explosion. "

2:22 ET - For more news:

Time.com - 'Aerodynamics May Explain Space Shuttle Breakup'	Reuters.com - Shuttle Breakup Debris Rains Down Into Texas
CNN.com - Astronauts mourn shuttle loss	AP - Shuttle was oldest in fleet
CNN.com - Tragedy Over Texas	CNN.com - Witness describes house-rattling 'roar'
CNN.com - Officials: No evidence of terrorism	MSNBC - Shuttle Timeline (interactive)
CNN.com - Witnesses describe 'big bang' and 'ball of fire'	CNN.com - Shuttle Crew (interactive)
CNN.com - Israel in mourning over astronaut loss	FOXNews.com - Israeli Astronaut Brought Joy to Troubled Nation
CNN.com - Miles O'Brien interviews Columbia's crew	FOXNews.com - First Indian-Born Woman in Space Was Homeland Heroine
AP - People in 3 States Report Seeing Shuttle	FOXNews.com - Bio: Col. Ilan Ramon
MSNBC - Space shuttle crashes on reentry	FOXNews.com - Bio: Cmdr. Dr. Laurel Clark
NASA.gov - NASA STATEMENT ON LOSS OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH COLUMBIA	FOXNews.com - Bio: Col. Rick Husband
FOXNews.com - Profiles of Space Shuttle Columbia Crew	FOXNews.com - Bio: Pilot Capt. David Brown
Reuters.com - Key Space Shuttle Missions Since 1981	FOXNews.com - Bio: Dr. Kalpana Chawla
The Hindu - Emergency landing not possible: NASA	FOXNews.com - Bio: Lt. Col. Michael Anderson
CNN.com - 1986 Challenger explosion last shuttle disaster	FOXNews.com - Bio: Cmdr. William McCool
NOAA.gov - Radar Image of Shreveport, LA (Thanks, JaggedFlame)	AP - NASA Lowers Flags To Half-Staff
AP - Former astronaut says landing problems unusual	NASA TV (NTV) - Next briefing at 3PM ET
AP - Families in seclusion at Florida landing site	Houston Chronicle - Stunned Space Center workers report for duty
CNN- Special Report	CNN - Loss 'hasn't set in yet'
New York Times - Working through the pain in Room 10	Jerusalem Post - O'Keefe asks reporters to respect families privacy
AP - Ridge leads government's response to Columbia tragedy	FOXNews- Columbia's Final Transmission With Mission Control
NASA.gov - Columbia's path