The research mission of the space shuttle Columbia continues today, despite the tragedy that befell the astronaut crew and their spaceship in February 2003. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

Shuttle Columbia was lost by ground controllers at 9am EST after a successful 16-day scientific research mission. TV stations in Dallas filmed the re-entry and saw what appeared to be the craft ...

Columbia had been scheduled to land at Kennedy Space Center at 9:16 a.m. Shuttle program manager Ron Dittemore said "there was no indication of any impending threats to the vehicle." Then there was a ...