Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew of seven astronauts were lost after the shuttle broke apart during reentry. Columbia was just 16 minutes from landing at the Kennedy Space Center, when Mission ...

When Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated in 2003, investigators later examined whether a desperate rescue mission using Shuttle Atlantis could have saved the seven astronauts. The analysis revealed a ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight. Two decades ago, the Space Shuttle Columbia had its final flight in February 2003 when ...

As some might reckon it, the beginning of the end for NASA's space shuttle program came 10 years ago Friday, at 8:48:39 a.m. EST on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003. That's when strain gauge V12G9921A, a sensor ...

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-entering ...

10 years ago today, NASA lost its first spaceworthy shuttle -- and the world lost one of the most diverse crews of astronauts ever to explore space. Columbia launching during STS-1. Its distinctive ...

This is a guest post by Dan Cohen, the director of "Space Shuttle Columbia: Mission of Hope" which airs on PBS Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013 at 9 pm ET. On the morning of February 1, 2003 emergency centers ...

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