On February 1, 2003, the Columbia broke up upon re-entry during mission STS-107, killing all seven crew members. It was the second loss of a shuttle in 113 shuttle flights. The Space Shuttle Columbia ...

On 1 February, 2003, the world watched in shock as Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. The tragic incident killed all seven astronauts on board and raised ...

It's been 18 years since the seven-member crew of NASA's space shuttle Columbia lost their lives upon their return to Earth. On Feb. 1, 2003, the STS-107 mission crew was 16 minutes from landing when ...

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The STS-107 crew. Front from left: Rick Husband William McCool. Standing from left: David Brown, Laurel Clark, Kalpana Chawla and Michael Anderson and Ilan Ramon. These are two composite images of ...

Space shuttle Columbia launches on it’s final mission, STS-107, on Jan. 16, 2003. Mike Leinbach is the former NASA space shuttle launch director and oversaw the launch of Columbia on its final mission ...

Chawla’s journey began in 1997, becoming the first Indian-born woman in space, and later serving on STS-107 in 2003, dedicated to microgravity experiments aboard Columbia. The STS-107 mission ended in ...

The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) has delayed publication of its 400-page report into the STS 107 accident from late July to around 27 August. Meanwhile, it has been revealed that the ...