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Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-107 Flight January 16-February 1, 2003 Crew: Commander: Rick D. Husband (second flight) Pilot: William C. McCool (first flight) Payload Specialist: Michael P. Anderson (second flight) Mission Specialist: Kalpana Chawla (second flight) Mission Specialist: David M. Brown (first flight) Mission Specialist: Laurel B. Clark (first flight) Payload Specialist: Ilan Ramon, Israel (first flight)
In the words of the prophet Isaiah, "lift your eyes and look to the heavens. Who created all these?   He who brings out the starry hosts one by one and calls them each by name.  " Because of His great power, and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. The same Creator who names the stars also knows the names of the seven souls we mourn today.  The crew of the shuttle Columbia did not return safely to earth, yet we can pray that all are safely home. May God bless the grieving families. And may God continue to bless America..... President Bush    We all as Americans morn the loss of the shuttle Columbia and our prayers are with the families of the space shuttle crew.
Please fly your flags at Half Staff until Feb. 5 2003
USA Today - Flash Movie of Left Wing Sensors / Failures
		About the Columbia (OV-102) - NASA's oldest Orbiter
Whitehouse Transcript of Tragedy
		Launch Video Coverage Launch Montage January 16, 2003
	Shuttle Columbia - Crew Bio
		WorldNet Daily shows Wing Cracks
Space Shuttle Columbia Inquiry Continues
		Johnson Space Center Homepage
Kennedy Space Center Homepage
Click2Disasters Lots of information and other links - also on major disasters Yahoo!'s full coverage of Columbia disaster Yahoo!'s comprehensive coverage of the Columbia disaster. WASH POST: Columbia disintegrates CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Feb. 1 -- The space shuttle Columbia, traveling 12,500 miles per hour as it re-entered Earth's atmosphere after a 16-day science mission, disintegrated in flames 200,000 feet above north central Texas today with seven astronauts aboard... WASH POST: Video of the Columbia breaking up over Texas The Washington Post is broadcasting the video of the Columbia disintegrating over Texas. CNN: Columbia shuttle breaks up over Texas HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) -- The space shuttle Columbia broke up as it descended over Texas Saturday toward a planned landing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, showering debris across southeastern Texas and into Louisiana... NYT: Complete coverage of Columbia disaster New York Times' complete coverage of the disaster. NASA's updates on the disaster NASA's home page promises updates on the disaster. BBC: NASA shuttle lost on re-entry The US space shuttle Columbia has broken up soon after re-entering the Earth's atmosphere and all seven crew aboard are presumed dead. The American space agency Nasa lost contact with the craft about 15 minutes before it was due to land at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The seven crew included the first Israeli in space, Colonel Ilan Ramon... BBC: Eyewitness reports Residents in north Texas have said they heard a "big bang" not long before the US space shuttle Columbia was scheduled to land at 0916 (1416 GMT) in Florida. "It was like a car hitting the house or an explosion. It shook that much," John Ferolito of Carrolton, north of Dallas told the BBC... WASH POST: Special Coverage on space exploration The Washington Post's special coverage page about the shuttle disaster. BBC: More photos of the Columbia mission More photos of the Columbia mission, from the BBC. NYT: Explosion heard on ground; White House rules out terror CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Columbia broke apart in flames over Texas on Saturday, killing all seven astronauts just 16 minutes before they were supposed to glide to ground in Florida... Space.com: Columbia's mission was initially a success CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Shuttle Columbia’s astronauts have stars in their eyes. When asked Wednesday to talk about amazing moments during the shuttle’s 16-day mission, which ends this weekend, Kalpana Chawla described an unusual sight... Space.com: Columbia destroyed CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Seven astronauts and NASA's first space shuttle were presumed lost over the skies of Texas on Saturday as Columbia was re-entering Earth's atmosphere to wrap up a 16-day science mission. A Texas television station captured video of the shuttle breaking up into multiple pieces as the vehicle flew at an altitude some 200,000 feet and was moving about 12,500 mph. NASA's human spaceflight page Background on human spaceflight, from NASA. Yahoo!: Photos of Columbia crew, disaster, etc. A good collection of photos from Yahoo! NASA: Columbia's cargo on this flight STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will include more than 80 experiments that will study Earth and space science, advanced technology development, and astronaut health and safety. The majority of the experiments will be located in Space Shuttle Columbia's middeck and the SPACEHAB Research Double Module. NASA: Videos of the Columbia crew over the past few days Videos of the Columbia crew taken over the past few days, courtesy of NASA. NASA's page devoted to this mission A Space Shuttle contingency has been declared in Mission Control, Houston, as a result of the loss of communication with the Space Shuttle Columbia at approximately 9 a.m. EST Saturday as it descended toward a landing at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla. It was scheduled to touchdown at 9:16 a.m. EST... NASA: pictures and bios of Columbia crew Photos and biographies of the Columbia crew, from NASA.

 

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