The ceremony highlighted the crew of Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 for the 20th anniversary of the mission disaster that killed seven astronauts on Feb. 1, 2003. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) ...

The ceremony highlighted the crew of Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 for the 20th anniversary of the mission disaster that killed seven astronauts on Feb. 1, 2003. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) ...

The ceremony highlighted the crew of Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 for the 20th anniversary of the mission disaster that killed seven astronauts on Feb. 1, 2003. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) ...

The ceremony highlighted the crew of Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 for the 20th anniversary of the mission disaster that killed seven astronauts on Feb. 1, 2003. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) ...

Most notably during the launch of Shuttle Atlantis on STS-27 in 1988. Each time this happened previously, the astronauts on board managed to make it home safely. But STS-107 was much less fortunate.

Seven astronauts were lost on the space shuttle Columbia 20 years ago. Like 19 others, the STS-107 crew made the ultimate sacrifice in the pursuit of exploration.

The disaster grounded the shuttles for two years. Then the program was retired in 2011, leading to big concerns in the surrounding community as the shuttle program employed 15,000 people, and that ...

STS-107 was the first Shuttle mission of 2003 and Columbia’s 28th overall. Columbia, the oldest Shuttle in the fleet at the time, was also the first Shuttle to reach space, having done so on ...

Flight STS-107 was launched under extremely tight security in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks and due to the presence on board of Israel's first astronaut, Ilan Ramon.

A positive story about STS-107 is less well known. FREESTAR was last in a series of payloads from Goddard's successful, low-cost "Hitchhiker" project that lasted over 17 years.

Object Details Summary This American flag quilt commemorates the flight and the crew of STS-107, the Space Shuttle Columbia mission that disintegrated upon reentry on February 1, 2003. Constructed by ...

This American flag quilt commemorates the flight and the crew of STS-107, the Space Shuttle Columbia mission that disintegrated upon reentry on February 1, 2003. Constructed by the Coastal Quilters ...