It's been 20 years since space shuttle Columbia broke apart during reentry, killing the entire crew of seven. NASA had high hopes for Columbia's 28th mission. It rocketed into space on Jan. 16, 2003, ...
Buried in the official Columbia accident investigation report was a chilling contingency plan, a desperate race to launch Atlantis before seven astronauts ran out of air. NASA mapped out every detail ...
On the 1st of February, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated while returning to the Earth’s surface, resulting in the death of the seven crew members on board. The uniqueness of this tragedy ...
On January 27, 1967, a pre-launch test for the Apollo 1 mission ended in disaster. Astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger B. Chaffee were conducting a routine test when a fire broke out in the ...