What makes atmospheric re-entry so dangerous? This detailed breakdown explores how NASA engineered the Space Shuttle to survive a descent through superheated plasma at hypersonic speeds. The video ...

Just before it disintegrated, space shuttle Columbia experienced ... that the thermal tiles that protect the shuttle from burning up during re-entry may have been damaged on Jan. 16.

During Columbia’s climb to space, a piece of insulating ... There was still no formal procedure for a Shuttle rescue mission in the event reentry was deemed to risky, and post-incident reports ...

(CNN) --The space shuttle Columbia, lost with its seven-person crew in a catastrophic re-entry accident on Saturday, was considered for retirement in 2001. The oldest orbiter in the fleet ...

NASA LAST DECEMBER, THE EXTERNAL TANK THAT WILL SOON THUNDER OFF THE LAUNCH PAD bolted to the space shuttle ... that safe reentry would be questionable. (The piece that struck Columbia's wing ...

His latest is Into the Black: The Extraordinary Untold Story of the First Flight of the Space Shuttle ... determining that Columbia’s crew would not be in danger during reentry?

NASA issues a report, providing the most detailed account of the final moments of the seven astronauts who died aboard the spacecraft Columbia before its disintegration upon re-entry in 2003.

You can now own a $1 gold coin celebrating one of America’s most revolutionary achievements: the NASA Space Shuttle program.

Columbia broke apart some 200,000 feet ... of the report focused on the pressure suits used by the space shuttle crew on launch and re-entry. It said the suits were not part of the initial design ...

NASA marked the 20th anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia tragedy ... those courageous souls,” said Konikov. Columbia was destroyed during reentry on Feb. 1, 2003, after a piece of fuel ...

Nick Charles: On April 14th, the Space Shuttle Columbia touched down on a desert strip in California, beginning a new age in space. Bob Foss relives that magic moment … Bob Foss: "The nose wheel ...