In 2003, Doug Hurley was the lead Cape Crusader for the STS-107 mission. Space Shuttle Columbia and her seven crew were slated for a sixteen day research mission to orbit. The mission was long ...

Kalpana Chawla, born March 17, 1962, was an Indian American astronaut who died in the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.

"Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight," a new documentary ... which then led to the break up of the spacecraft and the death of the STS-107 crew, commander Rick Husband, pilot Willie McCool ...

The STS-107 mission ended in disaster when Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members, including Chawla. NASA’s investigation ...