Debris from the space shuttle Columbia is now used to teach the public. Skip to main content. ... They were then moved into an archive located on the 16th floor of the Vehicle Assembly Building ...

The Space Shuttle Columbia leaves the vehicle assembly building on its journey to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 9, 2002. Visible are tiles that flank the shuttle to protect it ...

Space shuttle Columbia's flying days came to an abrupt and tragic end on Feb. 1, 2003, when a broken wing gave way, dooming the seven astronauts aboard. Although Columbia now lies in pieces, its ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA allowed reporters to see debris from the space shuttle Columbia in its final resting place Friday, a space that is part shrine and part laboratory. The viewing of the ...

On February 1, 2003, NASA lost space shuttle Columbia and its crew of seven astronauts. ... KSC's iconic Vehicle Assembly Building is known as the home of history-making vehicles like Saturn V, ...

Landing the space shuttle seemed so routine. After so many landings, NASA’s shuttle commanders and pilots made it look easy. So, I was there February 1, 2003 on top of the Vehicle Assembly Bu… ...

Space Shuttle Columbia disaster 46 photos. Amber DiSalvatore ... NASA meticulously stored the 42 tons of debris in Kennedy's iconic Vehicle Assembly Building and made them available for research.

Ken Kremer, Kennedy Space Center: As Shuttle Discovery was being processed in the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for her very final mission of exploration (STS 133), I interviewed the […] ...

But this is the stuff that cracked a hole in the leading edge of the space shuttle Columbia's wing, ... Michoud workers who walk for exercise do their miles in the air-conditioned comfort of the VAB.

On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia was destroyed upon reentry into the earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven crew members. Shortly after the incident, the Columbia Accident ...

Fifteen years after the space shuttle Columbia and its crew of seven were lost returning home from a 16-day mission, pieces of the winged orbiter are still being found and the debris is now being ...