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Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
On February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it re-entered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana, killing all seven astronauts on board. It was the second of two Space Shuttle missions to end in disaster, after the loss of Challenger and crew in 1986.
Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty
2002 nuclear disarmament treaty between the U.S. and Russia
Mission Accomplished speech
speech made by President George W. Bush concerning the Iraq war
Park Forest
meteorite
Columbia Accident Investigation Board
internal commission convened by NASA
2003 in the United States
overview of USA-related events during the year of 2003
Bush–Blair 2003 Iraq memo
secret US/UK memo relating to Iraq invasion (2003)
Bush–Aznar memo
2003 documentation of a conversation between world leaders
Azores Summit