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While the details are not known with certainty , engineers believe Columbia re-entered Earth 's atmosphere Feb. 1 with a hole of some sort in the left wing leading edge . Whatever the exact mechanism , investigators believe Columbia began its re-entry Feb. 1 with a breach at or near RCC panel 8 or perhaps near the T-seal between panels 8 and 9 .