Seven astronauts died when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentry on Feb. 1, 2003. NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy looks back on the tragedy and how it shaped the agency.

The Space Shuttle Columbia accident remains one of the most tragic and significant events in the history of space exploration. On February 1, 2003, during re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere ...

Following its return to Earth after a 16-day space mission, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart on its journey back into the Earth's atmosphere on Feb. 1, 2003. All seven crew members were killed.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger has been found buried in sand at the bottom of the Atlantic, more than three decades after the tragedy that killed ...

A large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger has been found buried in sand at ... 42 tons representing 38% of the shuttle. The Columbia remains are stored in converted offices inside ...

TEXAS, USA — On Jan. 16, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia took off on a scientific mission with seven astronauts on board. ... All of the astronauts' remains were recovered in East Texas.

The exception is a left side shuttle panel on display at Kennedy Space Center’s visitor complex, alongside the charred cockpit window frame from shuttle Columbia, which broke apart over Texas ...

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 ...

The Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart across North Texas on Feb. 1, 2003. Skip Navigation. ... ”Every time human remains were recovered they would pause everything and have a moment of silence, ...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger has been found buried in sand at the bottom of the Atlantic, more than three decades after the tragedy that ...

The Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart across North Texas on Feb. 1, 2003. Skip Navigation. ... ”Every time human remains were recovered they would pause everything and have a moment of silence, ...