On February 1, the Columbia Space Shuttle disintegrated as it was re-entering Earth-s atmosphere. A broken piece of foam insulation is being called the -smoking gun,- but it-s not the last word in the ...

Today is the tenth anniversary of the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia, which blew apart as it was gliding across Texas to a Florida landing. All seven crew members died, and Texans were poking ...

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 ...

PRESIDENT. KAREN TRAVERS, ABC NEWS THE WHITE HOUSE. NASA IS HOLDING ITS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE TO HONOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES PURSUING SPACE EXPLORATION. THIS COMES AS WE APPROACH 40 YEARS ...

It was 40 years ago today (Jan. 28) that the space shuttle Challenger blasted off on its 10th mission to space. Sadly, the vehicle never made it there. Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff ...

Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to ArkLaTex. Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism. On Feb. 1, 2003-13 years ago Monday-Space Shuttle ...

Americans and millions of others around the world are mourning the deaths of seven brave astronauts under circumstances few people can even imagine. Though the specific causes of the Columbia tragedy ...

Feb. 1—David Klaus, a retired University of Colorado Boulder professor, was a 23-year-old launch control engineer at NASA when the Challenger spacecraft exploded shortly after liftoff in 1986. When ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident gathered back at the launch site Thursday to mark that tragic day 40 years ago. All seven on board were ...

Forty years ago today, Americans were stunned, shocked and saddened when the Challenger space shuttle exploded 73 seconds after liftoff on a cold, cloudless day in Florida. A booster leak ignited the ...