Space Shuttle Columbia disaster ... On Saturday, February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it re-entered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana, killing all seven astronauts …

Dec 8, 2025 · Columbia disaster, breakup of a U.S. space shuttle orbiter on February 1, 2003, that killed all seven astronauts on board.

Sep 16, 2025 · In his book "Ascension: Life Lessons from the Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy for Engineers, Managers, and Leaders," author Steven Hirshorn shares his experience on the day …

The official investigative reports, cited below, describe the shuttle, normal operations, and each disaster. Shuttle development presented many design problems.

How the Challenger Disaster Became a Case Study of the ‘Normalization of Deviance’ Forty years after the tragedy, Columbia sociologist Diane Vaughan reflects on her landmark work on organizational …

Feb 15, 2010 · The space shuttle Columbia broke apart on February 1, 2003, while re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven crew members.

Jan 25, 2023 · The space shuttle program was retired in July 2011 after 135 missions, including the catastrophic failures of Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003 which killed a total of 14 astronauts.

On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard. The spacecraft disintegrated 46,000 feet (14 km) above the Atlantic Ocean, …

Do any of these things sound particularly prone to accidents? Space travel is tricky work that takes careful calculations and even more careful actions when situations get tough. Here is a list of seven …

Feb 3, 2025 · A concise history of NASA's most devastating accidents and near-misses, from Apollo 1 to the Space Shuttle disasters.