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.

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 ...

Following its return to Earth after a 16-day space mission, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart on its journey back into the Earth's atmosphere on Feb. 1, 2003. All seven crew members were killed.

From the archives: Watch CBS News coverage of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster on Feb. 1, 2003, in the video above. Twenty years ago this Wednesday — on Feb. 1, 2003, at 8:48:39 a.m. EST ...

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 ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Pat Duggins of Alabama Public Radio about the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy, which they both covered 20 years ago next week.

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 ...