After the end of the shuttle program ... plans for a roughly 20,000-square-foot facility expanding the Columbia Memorial Space Center to house the “Inspiration” alongside other science ...

An image of Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, who died aboard Space Shuttle Columbia, is projected as Thad Altman, president and CEO of the Astronauts Memorial Foundation, reads through the names of ...

This week marks two decades since the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy, where seven crew members killed. Twenty years later, we remember Columbia and a famous photo of one of the most devastating events ...

NASA astronaut Kayla Barron, left, and NASA Acting Administrator Janet Petro place a wreath at the Space Shuttle Columbia ...

The Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum in Hemphill is dedicated to space shuttle Columbia and all nine of the lives lost. Included in the memorial are Charles Krenek and Jules Mier Jr., the two ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the date of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. It occurred Feb. 1, 2003. For millions of Americans, it was an event that ...

Dr. Kalpana Chawla died when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated 16 minutes ... This Sunday, CU Boulder will hold a memorial event for Dr. Chawla. Organizers will also honor the memory ...

and the crew of Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107, which broke upon its return to Earth on Feb. 1, 2003, killing all seven astronauts on board. The Space Mirror Memorial is a reminder that space ...

NASA's fallen astronauts: a photo memorial — New NASA video honors fallen astronauts of Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia — Space shuttle Columbia: NASA's first shuttle in space NASA holds its ...

The Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum ‘Remembering Columbia’ Museum in Hemphill works to preserve the legacy of the Space Shuttle Columbia and its STS-107 crew. As part of the 20th annual ...

Tal Ramon, son of Ilan Ramon who died on board Space Shuttle Columbia, speaks during a ceremony ... color guard ahead of the wreath-laying at the memorial. That includes the Challenger’s crew ...

For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy assassination and 9/11.