On this date, Space shuttle Columbia took flight in what would be come the second catastrophic loss in shuttle program ...

While the Space Shuttle, officially known as the Space Transportation System (STS) would fly again after the Columbia disaster ... a piece of insulating foam came off of the external tank ...

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 ...

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KETK) – 21 years have passed since the Columbia space shuttle experienced ... it was the return where disaster struck. Due to damage from the foam insulation used at launch ...

The milestones, heartbreaks, and discoveries that shaped NASA's 30-year shuttle program. NASA's storied space shuttle program ... to flight following the Columbia disaster. Led by commander ...

NASA marked the 20th anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia ... said Konikov. Columbia was destroyed during reentry on Feb. 1, 2003, after a piece of fuel-tank foam came off and punctured ...

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 ...

Twenty-five years ago, Space Shuttle Columbia launched the Chandra X-ray ... Never, ever let your guard down. Practice for disaster all the time.

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 ...