Columbia would have launched from Kennedy Space Center, then executed a 180-degree turn at a speed of , or 6.7 times the speed of sound, in order to land at the Kennedy Space Center runway. The mission was canceled when astronauts refused to fly it, having deemed the plan to be too dangerous.
Columbia's planned launch from Kennedy Space Center would have involved a 180-degree turn at a speed of , or 6.7 times the speed of sound, to land back at the Kennedy Space Center runway. The mission was canceled when astronauts deemed the plan too risky.