Back on April 12, 1981, the space shuttle roared to life for the first time. Columbia lifted off from Kennedy Space Center carrying two astronauts – a moonwalker, John Young, and a rookie, Bob ...

The ceremony highlighted the crew of Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 for the 20th anniversary of the mission disaster that killed seven astronauts on Feb. 1, 2003. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) ...

Space news and reference site.14 January 2003: STS-107 Countdown Begins “Meanwhile, engineers continue to analyze a crack found in a metal ball associated with the Ball Strut Tie Rod Assembly in ...