When NASA’s Columbia shuttle launched on January 16, 2003, it carried a crew of seven astronauts who had spent nearly three years getting to know one another before venturing on a 16-day science ...

When NASA’s Columbia shuttle launched on January 16, 2003, it carried a crew of seven astronauts who had spent nearly three years getting to know one another before venturing on a 16-day science ...

It's been 15 years since the United States and the world stood in shock on Feb. 1, 2003, watching the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrate and fall from the sky, killing all seven crew members, ...

The Space Shuttle Columbia crew died on February 1, 2003 when the shuttle disintegrated during re-entry near the end of its 28th mission. The seven crew members, left to right, front row, Rick ...

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.

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) ...

Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn remembers the seven-member crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia that exploded on February 1, 2003, upon reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. "We remember, we ...

The crew of NASA's next shuttle mission expressed confidence Friday in the actions taken to protect their spacecraft from dangerous launch debris. The seven astronauts said they hope the measures ...

HEMPHILL, Texas — An East Texas museum is marking the 20th anniversary of the Shuttle Columbia tragedy and honoring the legacy of its final crew with a multi-day commemoration event. The 2003 ...

(CNN) — When NASA’s Columbia shuttle launched on January 16, 2003, it carried a crew of seven astronauts who had spent nearly three years getting to know one another before venturing on a 16-day ...

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When NASA’s Columbia shuttle launched on January 16, 2003, it carried a crew of seven astronauts who had spent nearly three years getting to know one another ...