OTD in Space - February 1: Space Shuttle Columbia disaster

On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia fell apart as it returned to Earth after spending more than two weeks in ...
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In Photos: Remembering the Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster 20 Years Later

The STS-107 crew (from left to right): David Brown, Rick Husband, Laurel Clark, Kalpana Chawla, Michael Anderson, William “Willie” McCool, and Ilan Ramon, the latter from the Israeli Space Agency. STS ...
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Twenty years after the Columbia disaster, a NASA official reflects on lessons learned

Seven astronauts died when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentry on Feb. 1, 2003. NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy looks back... Twenty years after the Columbia disaster, a NASA ...
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Jan. 16, 2003: Space Shuttle Columbia's final launch

On Jan. 16, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia launched on its 28th mission, STS-107. NASA had five additional space shuttle missions planned for 2003, but STS-107 was the only one focused on scientific ...
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Ten years later, families still feel aftereffects of space shuttle Columbia disaster

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - He was just 8 when NASA lost the space shuttle Columbia and he lost his astronaut mom. Now, 10 years later, Iain Clark is a young man on the cusp of college with a master's ...
AOL

'Oh my God, no!' Space shuttle Challenger exploded 39 years ago

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 ...
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Remembering space shuttle Columbia, 20 years later

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - On a sleepy winter Saturday morning in 2003, most Americans had no idea that seven astronauts were gliding back to Earth after more than two weeks in space. But the whole nation ...