MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- A NASA report on the last minutes of Space Shuttle ... gases to burn the wing and destroy the spacecraft. The oldest orbiter in the fleet, Columbia had just completed ...

(CNN) --The space shuttle Columbia, lost with its seven-person crew in a catastrophic re-entry accident on Saturday, was considered for retirement in 2001. The oldest orbiter in the fleet ...

Just before it disintegrated, space shuttle Columbia experienced an abnormal ... that the thermal tiles that protect the shuttle from burning up during re-entry may have been damaged on Jan.

On 1 February, 2003, the world watched in shock as Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. The tragic incident killed all seven astronauts on board and raised ...