OTD in Space - February 1: Space Shuttle Columbia disaster

On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia fell apart as it returned to Earth after spending more than two weeks in ...

Remembering Willie McCool on 23rd anniversary of Space Shuttle Columbia disaster

Sunday marks the 23rd anniversary of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster that killed seven crew members, including Lubbock’s ...

What happened to Challenger? Remembering deadly disaster 40 years later

Seven American spacefarers were killed in a tragic event 40 years ago today that has become widely known as the Challenger ...

A Look Back February 2003

Reporter Syleste Rodriguez talkes to local students about their reaction to the Columbia space shuttle disaster ...
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40 years after the space shuttle Challenger disaster, spaceflight remains far from routine

Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff while carrying seven people, including "Teacher in Space" participant Christa McAuliffe. Nobody survived the launch on Jan. 28, 1986 from NASA's Kennedy ...

40 years ago, the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster changed Central Floridians’ lives

Their eyes were watching. Some knew something was wrong. Others were slow to realize. Soon everyone came to grief. Forty ...