20 years ago today, the Columbia Space Shuttle veered out of control and broke apart above Texas after a successful 16-day mission in space. All seven astronauts on board were lost.
Arizona Democratic Sen. and former astronaut Mark Kelly joins Here & Now‘s Scott Tong to talk about the tragedy, what NASA has learned since and the future of space exploration.
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