On Feb. 1, 2003, NASA was once again dealing with tragedy when Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew of seven astronauts were ...
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 ...
At 8:44 a.m. on February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia re-entered Earth's atmosphere at around 400,000 feet. Over the next eight minutes, Columbia descended 150,000 feet at Mach 24.1, causing ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This collection contains 17 digital images showing the disintegration of the Space Shuttle Columbia upon its reentry on February 1, 2003. These ...