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.
Columbia, which had made the shuttle program’s first flight into space in 1981, lifted off for its 28th mission,STS-107, on January 16, 2003. STS-107 was a flight dedicated to various experiments that required amicrogravityenvironment. The crewcomprisedcommander Rick Husband; pilot William McCo...
This image of the STS-107 shuttle Columbia crew in orbit was recovered from wreckage inside an undeveloped film canister. From left (bottom row): Kalpana Chawla, Rick Husband, Laurel Clark and Ilan Ramon. From left (top row): David Brown, William McCool and Michael Anderson.(Image credit: ...
This January, we honor the legacy of the fallen astronauts of Columbia STS-107, 15 years after the loss of all 7 of her crew. STS-107 Crew. Seated in front, from left, are: Astronauts Rick D. Husband, mission commander; Kalpana Chawla, mission specialist; and William C. McCool, pilot...
I wanted to honor the crew of STS-107, STS-51L and all of the men and women who put their lives on the line in the name of science and exploration. Finally, I’ve had a fundamental problem with simply painting the underside of the Shuttle flat black to represent all of those protecti...
NASA In this handout image, a view of the Earth is seen featuring the southeastern Mediterranean and northeast Africa/Middle East border photographed by an STS-107 crew member on board the Space Shuttle Columbia between Jan. 16 and Feb. 1, 2003. ...
1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia (STS-107) broke apart upon re-entry into Earth's atmosphere. All seven crew members perished. The physical cause of the Columbia accident was summed up by Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) panel member G. Scott Hubbard, director of the Ames ...
The Columbia’s 28th space mission, designated STS-107, was originally scheduled to launch on January 11, 2001, but was delayed numerous times for a variety of reasons over nearly two years. Columbia finally launched on January 16, 2003, with a crew of seven. Eighty seconds into the launc...
orbitalmayo 🛰️🚀🧑💻55 years ago today, Apollo 11 touched down on the lunar surface, cementing U.S. victory in the Space Race.The crew named their landing site "Tranquillity Base".Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin were on the surface for just over 21 hours before returning to...
Tuesday, February 1, 2011: During the STS-107 mission, the crew appears to fly toward the camera in a group photo aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. On the bottom row (L to R) are astronauts Kalpana Chawla, mission specialist; Rick D. Husband, mission commander; Laurel B. Clark, ...