Seven astronauts were assured they were safe and prepared for landing on February 1, 2003 - but NASA knew the Space Shuttle ...
On Episode 195 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Gerry Griffin, former Apollo Flight Director and Director of the Johnson Space Center, about NASA's spaceflight tragedies.
The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster saw the spacecraft disintegrate during re-entry into Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven crew members in a tragic and preventable incident ...
A Tyler doctor’s photo landed him in the history books when he captured one of our nation’s tragedies.
On Jan. 16, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia launched on its 28th mission, STS-107. NASA had five additional space shuttle missions planned for 2003, but STS-107 was the only one focused on scientific ...
Seven astronauts died when NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry on 1 February 2003, with the crew unaware of the danger until their final moments ...
New Hampshire school teacher Christa McAuliffe died on January 28, 1986 when the space shuttle Challenger exploded.
Forty years ago, Americans were shocked when the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after it launched on a chilly ...
Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff while carrying seven people, including "Teacher in Space" participant Christa McAuliffe. Nobody survived the launch on Jan. 28, 1986 from NASA's Kennedy ...