Bipolar has been proven to get worse with age, its not a matter of belief its a matter of medical study-all mental illness gets worse with age as our brains age too and mental illness gets worse.
The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003, when Columbia disintegrated over Texas and Louisiana as it reentered Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven crew members.
At that time the shuttle fleet was expanded to include Discovery and Atlantis. Columbia returned to space on January 12, 1986, with the launch of STS-61-C. The mission's crew included Dr. Franklin Chang-Diaz, as well as the first sitting member of the House of Representatives to venture into space, Bill Nelson. The next shuttle mission, STS-51-L, was undertaken by Challenger.