1 February 2003

Disaster & Disease

Space Shuttle Columbia disaster

About this moment

On February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it re-entered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana, killing all seven astronauts on board. It was the second of two Space Shuttle missions to end in disaster, after the loss of Challenger and crew in 1986. The mission, designated STS-107, was the twenty-eighth flight for the orbiter and the 113th flight of the Space Shuttle fleet.

Gallery

Close-up STS-107 Launch - GPN-2003-00080NASAPublic domainWikimedia Commons
2010 Day of Remembrance (SSC-20100129-S00147)NASA Stennis Space CenterPublic domainWikimedia Commons
A thermal protection system tile from Space Shuttle ColumbiaNASAPublic domainWikimedia Commons
A US Air Force (USAF) Honor Guard removes a coffin carrying the remains of a Space Shuttle Columbia crewmember from a USAF HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, at Barksdale Air Force Base ( - DPLA - db5e9b761534be1eb32629b567e8d186Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994Public domainWikimedia Commons
Chairman Gehman - GPN-2003-00084NASAPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Chawla Clark RamonJohnOwen848CC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons
Columbia debris detected by radarNational Weather Service office, Shreveport, LouisianaPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Columbia Reconstruction Project TeamNASAPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Columbia's Main Engine Powerheads - GPN-2003-00076NASAPublic domainWikimedia Commons
H.Res.467 - 108th Congress (2003-2004): Commending the astounding work of the Southwest Research Institute in discovering the cause of the Columbia space shuttle disaster.UnknownUnknown — LoC, rights unverifiedLibrary of Congress
H.Res.943 - 110th Congress (2007-2008): Remembering the space shuttle Challenger disaster and honoring its crew members, who lost their lives on January 28, 1986.UnknownUnknown — LoC, rights unverifiedLibrary of Congress

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