In an emotional memorial service, the widow of the shuttle Columbia's commander recalled their last meeting the day before launch and the devastation the families felt when they learned their loved ...

WASHINGTON — A NASA top official wrestled with what he thought was a hypothetical question: What should you tell the astronauts of a doomed space shuttle Columbia? When the NASA official raised the ...

Though NASA has launched seven shuttle missions since the loss of seven astronauts aboard Columbia five years ago, the disaster still resonates as the space program prepares for its most ambitious ...

Twenty years ago today, the space shuttle Columbia broke apart 16 minutes before it was scheduled to land at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The seven astronauts on board would never make it back ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA will meet all of the return to flight recommendations laid out by the Columbia accident ...

It was 20 years ago today (Feb. 1) that seven astronauts lost their lives during a spaceflight. The spacecraft Columbia broke up during the landing phase of the STS-107 mission in 2003, scattering ...

This image of the STS-107 crew in orbit was recovered from wreckage inside an undeveloped film canister. The shirt color's indicate their mission shifts. From left (bottom row): Kalpana Chawla, ...

HOUSTON - A piece of the space shuttle Columbia, which broke apart and burned on re-entry more than eight years ago, has been found in a drought-stricken East Texas lake, NASA officials said. The ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA marked the 20th anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia tragedy with somber ceremonies and remembrances during its annual tribute to fallen astronauts on Thursday.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA marked the 20th anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia tragedy with somber ceremonies and remembrances during its annual tribute to fallen astronauts on Thursday. More ...

NASA is canceling the lease of its New York City climate science unit that has occupied the same Columbia University-owned building since the 1960s. The move is a part of President Donald Trump’s ...

NASA Replaces 512-Processor Altix Node With 256-Processor Dual Core Altix 4700; Makes Early Buy-Out of Columbia Leases In the past two years, NASA’s history-making Columbia supercomputer has delivered ...