WASHINGTON - On February 1, 2003, seven astronauts were killed when the space shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry. Columbia disintegrated upon reentry after a piece of fuel-tank foam came off ...

America may now be aiming to put astronauts back on the Moon, but for years the United States turned its back on manned missions after the Columbia space shuttle disaster. Its space program suffered a ...

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.

Editor’s note: Reporter Kevin Spear was part of the Orlando Sentinel’s coverage team for the Space Shuttle Columbia accident, which occurred 20 years ago this week on Feb. 1, 2003. He offers this ...

HOUSTON — Six-year-old Laurel Clark has the spunk and swimming chops of her grandmother and namesake, NASA astronaut Laurel Blair Salton Clark. Laura Husband, 32, inherited the singing voice of her ...

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 ...

A new CNN documentary series that examines the 2003 Space Shuttle disaster is the latest effort by the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed outlet to help its original-production arm regain momentum. “Space ...

Don’t miss “Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight” an investigative CNN documentary set to air Sunday, April 7 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The in depth feature will focus on details never before revealed, as ...