The Columbia is lost, but the dreams that inspired its crew remain with us. Those dreams are carried by the families of the astronauts who, even in grief, have urged that America go on with our ...

“The crew of STS-107 would not want us to dwell only on their deaths. Instead, I believe that they would want us to reflect on the cause for which they gave their lives: the exploration of space.

The future scientists will honor the Columbia crew with a floral tribute at the STS-107 memorial stone at the Spacehab facility in Cape Canaveral, Fla., at 9 a.m., Aug. 20.

It's been 18 years since the seven-member crew of NASA's space shuttle Columbia lost their lives upon their return to Earth. On Feb. 1, 2003, the STS-107 mission crew was 16 minutes from landing ...

Anderson, 47, said she clearly remembers the morning of Feb. 1, 2003, when she and her four daughters eagerly awaited the return of Columbia from a 16-day science mission.

"The crew (of Columbia) was taken from us physically, but they will be here with us permanently," NASA's Robert Cabana, the director of flight crew operations, told the gathering.

Paying tribute to the Columbia crew on Tuesday along with at least 10,000 saddened NASA employees and fellow astronauts, past and present, the president pledged anew that "America's space program ...

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston -- Under sapphire blue skies that once held Columbia and her crew, President Bush paid tribute Tuesday to the shuttle's seven astronauts and rededicated the nation ...

Surrounded by thousands of grieving NASA astronauts, engineers and their families, President Bush on Tuesday led a poignant tribute to Columbia’s seven crew members, saying “mankind is in ...

A small gathering was held Monday morning at the Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum Museum to remember and pay tribute to the lives lost in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster 18 years ago.