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 ...

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 ...

SHREVEPORT, La - The Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart over East Texas as it returned to earth on Feb. 1, 2003. Pieces of Columbia showered there and parts of Louisiana. KTBS was there talking with ...

A new documentary, Spacewoman, explores the inspiring story of the astronaut who led NASA's "Return to Flight" after the Columbia disaster. Reading time 4 minutes Eileen Collins didn’t want to put her ...

The two solid rocket boosters flew in different directions as the external fuel tank became a fireball.(AP: Bruce Weaver / File) Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Downey, CA - October 17: A crown washes as movers transport pieces of the Space Shuttle Inspiration, a full-scale mock-up of a ...

On Feb. 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentering Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven crew members ...

It’s missing a wing and the tail is a little janky, but jaws are sure to drop when a giant space shuttle cruises the streets of Downey next week en route to its new home. The shuttle mockup ...