Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia fell apart as it returned to Earth after spending more than two weeks in space.

On February 1, 2003, tragedy struck the space shuttle Columbia, as earlier damage to the craft's left wing caused the shuttle to be destroyed upon reentry, killing all seven astronauts on board. It ...

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 ...

Americans' attention was torn from the growing conflict in Iraq this Saturday, February 1, when the Space Shuttle Columbia exploded over the skies of Texas. Now, 17 years after the Challenger ...

Five astronauts and two payload specialists make up the STS 51-L crew, scheduled to fly aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in January of 1986. Crewmembers are (left to right, front row) astronauts ...

On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia fell apart as it returned to Earth after spending more than two weeks in space. The accident instantly killed all seven astronauts on board. This was ...