After the Columbia disaster, pieces of Columbia space shuttle debris were collected and stored in a hangar at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. More than 82,000 pieces of debris were recovered.

The STS-107 crewmembers pose for their traditional in-flight crew portrait aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. From the left (bottom row) are astronauts Kalpana Chawla, mission specialist; Rick D ...

CNN is set to conclude airing a four-part series on space shuttle Columbia's ill-fated last return to Earth. "Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight" airs on Sunday (April 14).

Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 16, 2003. It was the 28th mission for the orbiter, with the STS-107 crew set to carry out experiments over the ...

The audacious rescue plan that might have saved space shuttle Columbia. ... CM6 and CM7 would have had to proceed to the shuttle's flight deck and toggle a number of switches into place, ...

Space shuttle Columbia's crew shares thoughts and footage from their first flight. Originally reported April 23, 1981 by Max Gomez on WNEW Channel 5 in New York. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.

Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 16, 2003. It was the 28th mission for the orbiter, with the STS-107 crew set to carry out experiments over the ...

Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas on Feb. 1, 2003. Tune in to see “Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight” a CNN documentary set to air Sunday, April 7 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.(AP ...

February 1, 2023: One of the most tragic events in the history of space exploration is the loss of the space shuttle Columbia and all seven of her crew on February 1, 2003—a tragedy made worse ...

Back on April 12, 1981, the space shuttle roared to life for the first time. Columbia lifted off from Kennedy Space Center carrying two astronauts – a moonwalker, John Young, and a rookie, Bob ...