The Columbia disaster occurred On Feb. 1 ... wing allowed atmospheric gases to bleed into the shuttle as it went through its fiery re-entry, leading to the loss of the sensors and eventually ...

On the morning of February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as ... and were concerned about the damage it could do upon reentry. On January 23, the mission’s eighth day, J.

After the disaster, NASA commissioned a thorough review of the accident. The report found “The organizational causes of this accident are rooted in the Space Shuttle Program’s history and ...

From the archives: Watch CBS News coverage of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster on ... escalating catastrophe as the blazing heat of re-entry engulfed the ship. But it initially played out ...

It's been exactly 20 years since the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated ... wing allowed atmospheric gasses to enter the shuttle during its reentry, which caused it to overheat and break apart.

Columbia disintegrated upon reentry after a piece of fuel-tank ... service for the astronauts who died in the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster at the Johnson Space Center February 4, 2003 in ...

February 1, 2003 will live up as one of the saddest days in the history of space ... one on the Shuttle and on the ground had any idea about the damage. When the vehicle began reentry this damaged ...

TEXAS, USA — On Jan. 16, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia ... Instead, what our cameras captured was the shuttle exploding. “It looks like a normal re-entry because the shuttle would normally ...

On re-entry, the wing caught fire and caused ... More coverage on the Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster will be on WFAA News at 10 p.m. this week. Tune in for more.