In 2003, 7 US astronauts lost their lives when the Space Shuttle Columbia broke up upon re-entry 16 minutes from home.

A group of seven NASA administrators and astronauts writes about the need for equipment, procedures and cooperation in case ...

When ready for display, 'Inspiration' will go to the Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey, California. The parts for a full-size space shuttle mockup are now about a city block closer to being ...

"This is a lesson learned from the space shuttle Columbia accident. Our NASA and Boeing teams are poring over data from additional in-space and ground testing and analysis, providing mission ...

The mock-up moved to a renovation center to ready it for display in a new exhibit hall at the Columbia Memorial Space Center. At 122-feet long and 35-feet tall, the shuttle model -- affectionately ...

Today in 1995 (October 20), after a series of delays, Space Shuttle Columbia launched on mission STS-73 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. [...] ...

The prototype will eventually be the centerpiece of a new space shuttle museum at the expanded Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey. North American Rockwell built the shuttle mockup in 1972.

on Space Shuttle Columbia as well as one other shuttle mission, STS-9, also on Columbia. He was born Sept. 24, 1930 and died Jan. 6, 2018. (file photos) That’s similar to the record set by NASA ...

which opened 15 years ago as the official national memorial for the Columbia space shuttle crew who died in the 2003 disaster. People are invited to celebrate its journey across Bellflower ...

It was in the Rockwell facility that the first wood-and-aluminum mockup of the shuttle was built, and it's been stored until this day under the control of the Columbia Memorial Space Center.

In 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia breaks apart in the skies above America. Astronauts' families and NASA staff share personal ...