On Feb. 1, 2003, NASA's space shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry, killing all astronauts onboard. Here we take a look at photos from Columbia's final mission, STS-107.
The Columbia shuttle mission, STS-107, took more than 80 experiments up to the International Space Station (ISS), each intended to use the low-gravity conditions on the orbiting platform "as a funda- mental, versatile tool to gain insights in space and improve life on Earth as well as ...
哥伦比亚号(Columbia)是美国国家航空航天局(NASA)所属的航天飞机之一,同时是美国的航天飞机机队中第一架正式服役的。1981年4月12日首次执行代号STS-1的任务,正式开启了NASA的太空运输系统计划(Space Transportation System program,STS)序章。 2003年2月1日,在执行代号STS-107的第28次任务重返大气层的阶段中与控制中...
The crew of Space Shuttle Columbia's mission STS-107. Seated in front (L to R): Rick D. Husband, mission commander; Kalpana Chawla, mission specialist; and William C. McCool, pilot. Standing (L to R): David M. Brown, Laurel B. Clark, and Michael P. Anderson, all mission specialists...
The Columbia Accident Investigation Board also revealed today that investigators are now focusing on a so-called T-seal, part of the leading edge system, as a possible candidate to explain a mystery object seen floating away from the shuttle on the second day of its mission. Board members init...
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The Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum 'Remembering Columbia,' located in Hemphill, Texas, serves as a memorial to the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy and as an educational facility dedicated to creating science and technology-inspiring learning oppo
A space experiment aimed at closely observing the development and swimming activity of medaka fry under microgravity was carried out as a part of the S*T*A*R*S Program, a space shuttle mission, in STS-107 in January 2003. Four eggs laid on earth in an artificially controlled environment we...
NASA The Space Shuttle Columbia, on mission STS-107, launches Jan. 16, 2003, at Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA A group of people watch as the Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off on Jan. 16, 2003, at Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA In this handout photo, the STS-107 ...
Related:Shuttle Columbia's Final Mission: Photos from STS-107 Columbia was the first space shuttle to fly in space; itsfirst flighttook place in April 1981, and it successfully completed 27 missions before the disaster. On its 28th flight, Columbia left Earth for the last time on Jan. 16,...