STS-107, Space Shuttle Columbia. February 1, 2003. Six Americans and Israel's first astronaut were on board Columbia. The first Space Shuttle to fly into Earth orbit in 1981, Columbia was the oldest orbiter in the NASA Shuttle fleet.
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- STS-107 Mission Status Center NASA report from Spaceflight Now.
- Analysis: NASA Emergency "Science editor Dr. David Whitehouse outlines what we know so far about the shuttle emergency." [BBC News]
- BBC News: Space Shuttle Lost: Your Reaction User submitted comments about, and reactions to, the incident.
- National Geographic: Shuttle Columbia Lost Upon Re-entry Summary of mission and initial loss. Includes photograph of crew.
- Fox News: Timeline of Columbia's Last Mission Highlights from liftoff on January 16 to breakup over Texas on February 1.
- Instructions for Uploading Images and Video Related to the Columbia Accident NASA site for collecting private images that might help in the investigation.
- STS-107 Mission Status Reports Official reports from Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas. Covers the mission from liftoff to the aftermath of the accident.
- BBC: Shuttle Disaster Features a BBC 'in-depth' series of articles on the accident. Updated regularly.
- Columbia Accident Investigation Board Features official press releases, events, and other information regarding the ongoing investigation.
- Guardian: Space Shuttle Columbia Continuing in-depth coverage, including story archive, interactive guide, weblog and related links.