Brian Ewenson, executive director of Spaceport Sheboygan, shares his connection to Space Shuttle Columbia on the 21st anniversary of the tragedy.

Both physical and cultural problems led to the breakup of Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003, which claimed the lives of seven astronauts.

It was a cool Thursday morning in Cape Canaveral as the nation’s first space shuttle was about to make its last ever trip into space. Space Shuttle Columbia lifted off at 10:39 a.m. Jan. 16 ...

Perhaps more than any other moment in NASA’s history, the Columbia shuttle disaster reshaped the US space agency’s approach to innovation, forever altering how it balanced risk with the call ...

The space shuttle program was marked by triumphs and failures, including the 2003 Columbia disaster. The tragedies left a lasting mark on the perception of risks in space.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Pat Duggins of Alabama Public Radio about the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy, which they both covered 20 years ago next week.

Perhaps more than any other moment in NASA’s history, the Columbia shuttle disaster reshaped the US space agency’s approach to innovation, forever altering how it balanced risk with the call ...

20 years after space shuttle Columbia disaster, lessons learned still in sharp focus at NASA By William Harwood February 1, 2023 / 12:01 AM EST / CBS News ...

Don’t miss “Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight” an investigative CNN documentary set to air Sunday, April 7 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The in depth feature will focus on details never before ...

The Space Shuttle Columbia, on mission STS-107, first launched on Jan. 16, 2003, at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. This mission marked the ship’s 28th journey into space ...

It was Feb. 1, 2003 that the Space Shuttle Columbia was lost just 15 minutes before it was scheduled to land at Cape Canaveral.

Twenty years ago, Space Shuttle Columbia lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center for the last time. It was on its return to Earth, after 16 days in space, that the shuttle broke apart, killing ...