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Could the Columbia astronauts have gone to the orbiting International Space Station?

April 26, 2017astronauts Columbia gone International orbiting station

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Could the Columbia astronauts have gone to the orbiting International Space Station?

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No. Because Columbia was in a lower orbit than the ISS — one designed for the shuttle’s science mission — it didn’t have enough fuel to boost itself up to the ISS.