At 8:44 a.m. on February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia re-entered Earth's atmosphere at around 400,000 feet. Over the next eight minutes, Columbia descended 150,000 feet at Mach 24.1, causing ...

On the 1st of February, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated while returning to the Earth’s surface, resulting in the death of the seven crew members on board. The uniqueness of this tragedy ...

On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia fell apart as it returned to Earth after spending more than two weeks in space. The accident instantly killed all seven astronauts on board. This was ...

Twenty years ago, the space shuttle Columbia took off on a scientific mission. On its way home, it flew over North Texas. “Good morning if you step out quickly that’s a live picture of the Space ...

It's been 10 years since the Columbia space shuttle accident, and spaceflight safety has come a long way — but has it come far enough? Experts say traveling to space is still a risky business, and ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - He was just 8 when NASA lost the space shuttle Columbia and he lost his astronaut mom. Now, 10 years later, Iain Clark is a young man on the cusp of college with a master's ...

CAPE CANAVERAL ” Discovery and seven astronauts blasted into orbit Tuesday on America’s first manned space shot since the 2003 Columbia disaster, ending a painful, 2 1/2-year shutdown devoted to ...

Americans' attention was torn from the growing conflict in Iraq this Saturday, February 1, when the Space Shuttle Columbia exploded over the skies of Texas. Now, 17 years after the Challenger ...

TOKYO - The break-up of space shuttle Columbia is likely to have a devastating impact on the Japanese space programme which had been due to send its fifth astronaut into space aboard an upcoming ...