The space shuttle Columbia broke up in the skies over Texas on Saturday with seven astronauts on board after it lost contact with NASA minutes before its scheduled landing. Dramatic television ...

Rocket engines blazing, the Space Shuttle Columbia arcs into Florida's morning sky after lifting off from pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center. Seen here in January of 1996, this space shuttle has ...

Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 16, 2003. It was the 28th mission for the orbiter, with the STS-107 crew set to carry out experiments over the ...

NASA's space shuttle Columbia blasted off 10 years ago today (Jan. 16) on a mission that turned out to be the last for the orbiter and its seven-astronaut crew. Columbia broke apart upon re ...

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 ...

Space Shuttle Columbia launched for the final time 20 years ago HISTORY OF SPACE EXPLORATION. SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA BLASTED OFF ON ITS FINAL MISSION ON THIS DAY IN 2003. 16 DAYS LATER, COLUMBIA ...

It’s now been 40 years since the maiden flight of space shuttle Columbia, the first flight of a reusable spacecraft and the inaugural mission of the 30-year space shuttle program.

John W. Young, commander, and Robert L. Crippen, pilot, took off into space on April 12 and landed the Columbia shuttle two days later, on April 14, according to NASA.

Space Shuttle Columbia was the first shuttle in space and performed 28 flights. ... Columbia lifted off on the Chandra X-ray Observatory mission (STS-93) on Jul. 23, 1999, ...

Space shuttle Columbia and its 7-member crew lifts off from Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 16, 2003. The mission would be the shuttle's last as the orbiter disintegrated upon re-entry 16 days later ...

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 Shuttle Columbia made its first voyage into space 40 years ago today on April 12, 1981, starting the shuttle program’s 30-year run as NASA’s workhorse of human space flight. At 7 … ...