ORLANDO, Fla. (Tribune News Service) — “Never again” is the phrase echoed among NASA leaders recalling the last major tragedy in the space program that occurred 20 years ago this week, when Space ...
WASHINGTON - On February 1, 2003, seven astronauts were killed when the space shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry. Columbia disintegrated upon reentry after a piece of fuel-tank foam came off ...
Book review: ‘Challenger’ is definitive account of shuttle disaster and missteps that led to tragedy
When the Challenger space shuttle exploded a little over a minute after its launch in 1986, it pierced the dreams of millions who watched the tragedy unfold live on television. It also eventually ...
Editor’s note: Reporter Kevin Spear was part of the Orlando Sentinel’s coverage team for the Space Shuttle Columbia accident, which occurred 20 years ago this week on Feb. 1, 2003. He offers this ...
Today is the tenth anniversary of the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia, which blew apart as it was gliding across Texas to a Florida landing. All seven crew members died, and Texans were poking ...
Columbia (pictured in December 2002 during preparations for what would turn out to be its final mission) was the oldest shuttle to fly in orbit - Copyright AFP/File ...
It's been 10 years since the Columbia space shuttle accident, and spaceflight safety has come a long way — but has it come far enough? Experts say traveling to space is still a risky business, and ...
The year 1986 was notable for two big disasters, both of them attributable to human error and bureaucratic negligence at competing super powers: the Chernobyl nuclear ...
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, who as a member of Congress flew on the space shuttle on the mission immediately before the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986, recalled this week how engineers ...
A wreath is presented by, from left, Bob Cabana, Associate Administrator of NASA; Janet Petro, NASA KSC director, and Sheryl Chaffee, daughter of Apollo 1 astronaut Roger Chaffee, during NASA's Day of ...
Twenty years ago, the space shuttle Columbia took off on a scientific mission. On its way home, it flew over North Texas. “Good morning if you step out quickly that’s a live picture of the Space ...
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