NASA technical teams are expected to tell the Columbia investigation board this week that the shuttle's breakup was triggered by damage to the left wing caused by a foam strike soon after liftoff ...

Pieces of the foam fell from the shuttle Columbia during its January 2003 launch, damaging the spacecraft’s left wing and causing the shuttle to break apart when it re-entered the earth’s ...

NASA's Mission Control struggled with the question of whether to alert Columbia astronauts that the space shuttle was crippled on orbit as it began its doomed reentry. Wayne Hale, who later became ...

The space agency has been cautious about fuel-tank foam ever since a slab broke off during Columbia's 2003 launch and pierced the left wing. The shuttle was destroyed during re-entry.

The Space Shuttle Columbia accident remains one of the most tragic and significant events in the history of space exploration. On February 1, 2003, during re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere ...

From 2003: FOX 13 space reporter Warren Elly on space shuttle Columbia disaster Warren Elly's report from February 1, 2003 -- the day of the space shuttle Columbia disaster. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.

Flanked by three of his colleagues, chairman Harold Gehman said it ultimately may be impossible to declare with certainty that the foam strike during Columbia's Jan. 16 liftoff and the shuttle's ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA marked the 20th anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia tragedy with somber ceremonies and remembrances during its annual tribute to fallen astronauts on Thursday ...

Shuttle Columbia Accident Investigation Board Member, Scott Hubbard, briefed reporters on a test conducted as part of the investigation into the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia.

ARLINGTON, VA – The Columbia Accident Investigation Board today issued its fourth preliminary finding and recommendation to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, in advance of its ...

More than 100 people gathered under a gray sky at Kennedy Space Center to remember not only Columbia’s crew of seven, but the 18 other astronauts killed in the line of duty. NASA’s two shuttle ...