Feb 12 No Indication of Problems During Columbia Flight, Official Says NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe on Wednesday told a congressional committee that he could not yet determine what caused the space shuttle Columbia to break up during re-entry on Feb. 1, but said investigation efforts are continuing. Continue reading
Feb 03 World Mourns Loss of Space Shuttle Crew Family members and communities around the world mourned the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia's crew of seven on Monday as the investigation into what caused the spacecraft to disintegrate and fall to earth continued. Continue reading
Feb 03 Investigators Widen Columbia Recovery Field Hundreds of police and soldiers continued their search for wreckage from the Space Shuttle Columbia Monday, covering a growing debris field that cut a swath more than 100 miles long and 10 miles wide across east Texas and Louisiana. Continue reading
Feb 01 Space Shuttle Columbia Disintegrates Upon Re-Entry The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry over Texas Saturday morning moments before its seven-member crew was scheduled to land in Florida. Continue reading