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In Feb. 1, 2003: The space shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry, killing all seven of its crew members: commander Rick Husband; pilot William McCool; payload commander Michael Anderson; mission
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Twenty years have passed since the Columbia space shuttle broke apart over Texas, yet traces of these astronauts live on at home and at NASA.
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 1, the 32nd day of 2023. There are 333 days left in the year.
On February 1, 2003, as the space shuttle Columbia was re-entering Earth's atmosphere, mission control lost contact with the crew.
Today in History: Feb. 1, Space shuttle Columbia breaks up