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Columbia space shuttle disaster: Remembering seven astronauts lost on Feb. 1, 2003 KFSN HOUSTON, Texas -- Seven astronauts were tragically killed in Feb. 2003 during the space shuttle Columbia disaster. The crew launched on Jan. 16, 2003. Onboard were Rick D. Husband, Commander; William C. McCool, Pilot; Michael P. Anderson, Payload Commander; David M. Brown, Mission Specialist; Kalpana Chawla, Mission Specialist; Laurel Blair Salton Clark, Mission Specialist and Ilan Ramon, Payload Specialist. For 16 days, they worked on 80 experiments, conducting research in physical, life, and space scienc...

Bush: 'Columbia is lost' (0) WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- President George W. Bush paid tribute Saturday to the seven Columbia crew members who were lost as their space shuttle broke up at the end of a 16-day mission, calling them men and women who assumed great risk in service to humanity. "The Columbia is lost; there are no survivors," Bush said during a televised address from the White House. Advertisement Bush spoke to a grieving nation stunned over the loss of the crew members who were killed as their shuttle traveling at more than 18 times the speed of sound and 200,000 feet above Tex...

‘Flaming debris began falling’: The loss of Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003 Updated Feb 01, 2021; In the days leading up to the launch of Space Shuttle Columbia, the mission was updated in short news briefs before its launch on Jan. 16, 2003. Columbia launched that day at 10:39 a.m. On board was the first Israeli astronaut and six others who would be “on a marathon international scientific research flight,” according to NASA. The astronauts were to perform experiments 24 hours a day in two shifts. Some of the information and knowledge gained during that mission was transmitted back to...

PHOTOS: 18 years since the tragic Columbia Space Shuttle disaster By FOX 35 News Staff Published  18 years since Space Shuttle Columbia disaster On February 1st, 2003, seven astronauts lost their lives as the Columbia Space Shuttle broke up during reentry. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - On February 1st, 2003, seven astronauts lost their lives as the Columbia Space Shuttle broke up during re-entry.  The seven astronauts on board were Rick D. Husband, Kalpana Chawla, William C. McCool, David M. Brown, Laurel B. Clark, and Michael P. Anderson, and Ilan Ramon. They spent 16 days in space doing scie...