Wayne Hale, who later became space shuttle program manager, struggled with this question after the deaths of the Columbia crew 10 years ago. Recently he wrote about the debate in his blog ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Seat restraints, pressure suits and helmets of the doomed crew of the space shuttle Columbia didn't work well, leading to "lethal trauma" as the out-of-control ship lost ...

NASA’s “Teacher in Space” added joy to many Americans’ lives and increased excitement for the future of spaceflight, though ...

It was pitching end-over-end, the cabin lights were out, and parts of the shuttle behind the crew compartment -- including its wings -- were falling off.

The Space Shuttle Columbia accident remains one of the most tragic and significant events in the history of space exploration. On February 1, 2003, during re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere ...

Columbia's STS-107 mission launched on January 16, 2003, and its crew members had conducted a successful flight dedicated to science -- a rarity amidst a busy flight schedule devoted mostly to ...

The space agency honored the fallen Challenger crew, as well as other astronauts of Apollo 1 and space shuttle Columbia, during its annual Day of Remembrance ceremony on Jan. 23.

HOUSTON -- Family members of the astronauts who died aboard the space shuttle Columbia watched as officials dedicated a granite memorial to their loved ones Tuesday, the second anniversary of ...