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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON -- Space shuttle landings were supposed to be routine. And until Feb. 1, 2003, they were -- at least to most Americans. Much like the 1986 Challenger disaster, that expectation of normalcy ...

A new documentary, Spacewoman, explores the inspiring story of the astronaut who led NASA's "Return to Flight" after the Columbia disaster. Reading time 4 minutes Eileen Collins didn’t want to put her ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the date of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. It occurred Feb. 1, 2003. For millions of Americans, it was an event that ...