On February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia was destroyed during atmospheric re-entry, killing all seven crew members of mission STS-107. Its heat shield was compromised due to damage from the launch, ...

On February 1, 2003, the Columbia broke up upon re-entry during mission STS-107, killing all seven crew members. It was the second loss of a shuttle in 113 shuttle flights. The Space Shuttle ...

It was on January 16, 2003, when the Indian American astronaut Kalpana Chawla took her second and last flight to the space in Space Shuttle Columbia flight STS-107 before it disintegrated over ...

In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, the STS-107 crew in the In-Flight Maintenance training, learning more about experiments that were a part of the mission on Dec. 5, 2000.

The Columbia orbiter broke apart during re-entry Feb. 1, 2003, about two weeks aftersustaining wing damage during launch.

By SpaceRef Editor January 30, 2003 Filed under Johnson Space Center, Space Shuttle Mission Status, US sts ...