7:15:30 (EI-1719) – Husband and McCool executed the de-orbit burn using Columbia's two Orbital Maneuvering System engines. The Orbiter was upside down and tail-first over the Indian Ocean at an ...

"With wide-ranging access to NASA's archives, including previously unseen footage and findings from the official investigation, 'Space Shuttle Columbia' is the definitive telling of this national ...

Friday marked 10 years since seven astronauts died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Columbia disintegrated over Texas and Louisiana during re-entry into earth's atmosphere.

WESH 2 archive footage shows confusion, horror day of Columbia disaster Share Updated: 5:54 AM EST Feb 2, 2023 Infinite Scroll Enabled ...

Twenty years ago this week, San Diego-born astronaut William McCool and his six crew mates were killed when the space shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry on Feb. 1, 2003.From The San Diego… ...

The Columbia disaster occurred on Feb. 1, 2003 when the space shuttle broke apart, killing its entire crew. An investigation led to changes in NASA procedures.

NASA archive footage below shows the excitement of launch day to the astronauts' final moments. Space Shuttle Columbia launches from Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 16, 2003 ...

The 2003 Columbia disaster forever changed NASA’s approach to risk. Here are some key ways that the tragedy shaped modern rocketry.

Promo art for CNN's "Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight". Since the tragic explosion of the space shuttle Challenger 73 seconds after liftoff on Jan. 28, 1986, resulting in the loss of all ...