On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia fell apart as it returned to Earth after spending more than two weeks in ...
Bill Gerstenmaier, the agency’s associate administrator for space operations ... a 1.67-pound chunk of foam peeled off Columbia’s external tank and punched a hole in that shuttle’s left ...
For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...
On this date, Jan. 16, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia launched on its ill-fated flight on the STS-107 mission. During liftoff, a frozen chunk of foam from the external fuel tank would fall off ...
On this date, Jan. 16, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia launched on its ill-fated flight on the STS-107 mission. During liftoff, a frozen chunk of foam from the external fuel tank fell off ...
Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the date of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster ... was attributed to a a piece of foam that fell from the external ...