The Columbia space shuttle broke apart as it re-entered Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003, killing all seven astronauts ...

Minute By Minute explores the story of STS-51-L, the Challenger disaster. A launch witnessed by millions becomes a tragic lesson in pressure, ignored warnings, and silenced voices - revealing the ...

The shuttle had no escape system, so the crew remained trapped inside. Americans back on the surface watched in horror after witnessing what looked like an explosion, and as major chunks of the ...

Forty years ago, the NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members. Among the seven crew members were five NASA astronauts, as well as a payload ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! On February 1, 2003, after spending approximately two weeks in space, Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart and disintegrated upon its reentry to ...

Americans' attention was torn from the growing conflict in Iraq this Saturday, February 1, when the Space Shuttle Columbia exploded over the skies of Texas. Now, 17 years after the Challenger ...

It was Jan. 28, 1986, when seven crew members loaded onto the Challenger space shuttle on Florida's Space Coast, with plans to head to space. Instead, the shuttle exploded minutes after launching – ...

The NASA space shuttle exploded in the sky and all seven crew members were gruesomely killed. Just moments before, the pilot ...