(CNN) — Perhaps more than any other moment in NASA’s history, the Columbia shuttle disaster reshaped the US space agency’s approach to innovation, forever altering how it balanced risk with the call ...
Discover how the International Space Station stayed alive after using Soyuz support and new shuttle inspections to keep science going.
On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia fell apart as it returned to Earth after spending more than two weeks in space. The accident instantly killed all seven astronauts on board. This was ...
It's been 10 years since the Columbia space shuttle accident, and spaceflight safety has come a long way — but has it come far enough? Experts say traveling to space is still a risky business, and ...
WASHINGTON — Human space flight is an inherently risky and dangerous business, but NASA’s reliance on informal communications to manage space shuttle operations — coupled with the agency’s insular ...
TOKYO - The break-up of space shuttle Columbia is likely to have a devastating impact on the Japanese space programme which had been due to send its fifth astronaut into space aboard an upcoming ...
On February 1, 2003, tragedy struck the space shuttle Columbia, as earlier damage to the craft's left wing caused the shuttle to be destroyed upon reentry, killing all seven astronauts on board. It ...
The CNN Original Series “Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight” uncovers the events that ultimately led to disaster. The four-part documentary concludes at 9 p.m. ET/PT Sunday. Perhaps more than ...