|
Sunday:
February 9, 2003 | |
0230 GMT |
 |
NASA studies telemetry for signs of orbital impact
A military radar system shows indications that an object might have separated from the shuttle Columbia in orbit, prompting a review of telemetry by NASA flight controllers to look for signs of anything - including impact by high-velocity space debris - that might have contributed to the shuttle's breakup Feb. 1 during re-entry.
 FULL STORY
 | |
|
|
|
Saturday:
February 8, 2003 | |
0410 GMT |
|
Dramatic week ends with Air Force photo release
After a day of media speculation about Air Force imagery reportedly showing clear evidence of structural damage at or near the leading edge of the shuttle Columbia's left wing, NASA released a single blurry frame late Friday that raised more questions than it answered.
FULL STORY
AVIATION WEEK STORY
SECTION OF WING FOUND NEAR FORT WORTH
| |
|
|
'Hail Columbia'
Former astronaut Robert Crippen, pilot of the shuttle Columbia for its maiden voyage in 1981, remembered NASA's oldest orbiter Friday in a moving tribute before a throng of workers gathered on the broad shuttle runway at the Kennedy Space Center.
FULL STORY
VIDEO: CRIPPEN REMEMBERS COLUMBIA
VIDEO: HALSELL PAYS TRIBUTE TO CREW
MISSION STATUS CENTER - latest updates
| |
|
|
|
Friday:
February 7, 2003 | |
0500 GMT |
|
Accident board takes over as single authority in probe
Amid congressional concern about NASA's objectivity in the wake of the Columbia disaster Saturday, the quasi-independent Accident Investigation Board, beefed up with non-NASA staff and board members, will assume the mantle of sole authority in determining what caused the crash that claimed the lives of seven astronauts.
FULL STORY
LAWMAKERS CALL FOR COMMISSION
| |
|
|
NASA mulls space station launch, crew options
International space station planners are debating the possibility of launching a two- or three-man caretaker crew in late April or early May aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to replace the lab's current crew and to keep the outpost occupied until space shuttle flights resume.
FULL STORY
| |
|
|
|
Thursday:
February 6, 2003 | |
0320 GMT |
|
Foam may not be single 'root cause' of failure
Shuttle program manager Ronald Dittemore told reporters Wednesday they were, in effect, mistaken if they assumed from previous briefings the Columbia disaster investigation was focused primarily on the possibility foam debris from the ship's external tank triggered the orbiter's destruction during entry Saturday.
FULL STORY
| |
|
|
|
Wednesday:
February 5, 2003 | |
0001 GMT |
|
Columbia astronauts gone but not forgotten
President Bush capped an emotional tribute to the lost Columbia astronauts at Johnson Space Center Tuesday. "Their mission was almost complete and we lost them so close to home," Bush said. "All mankind is in their debt."
READ PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH
VIDEO: COMMENTS BY NASA ADMINISTRATOR
VIDEO: MEMORIES OF THE COLUMBIA CREW
VIDEO: SPEECH BY PRESIDENT BUSH
| |
|
|
Russian cargo freighter docks to space station
A fresh load of supplies has arrived at the International Space Station Tuesday, enabling the three-man Expedition 6 crew to remain aboard the complex through late-June or early-July, if necessary.
FULL COVERAGE
| |
|
|
|
Tuesday:
February 4, 2003 | |
0700 GMT |
|
NASA seeks 'missing link' in Columbia investigation
Engineers studying data from the shuttle Columbia before it broke apart Saturday say temperature readings in the ship's left-side landing gear wheel well may be indicating a catastrophic "burn through" in a different part of the wing, not the wheel well itself.
FULL STORY
| |
|
|
Foam impact analysis expected no major damage
A NASA analysis of potential tile damage resulting from the impact of external tank foam insulation during the shuttle Columbia's launch concluded no significant damage would have resulted during re-entry even if multiple tiles were missing.
FULL STORY
STATEMENT FROM ASTRONAUTS' FAMILIES
BRIEFING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE
| |
|
|
NASA's proposed 2004 budget quietly released
NASA released on Monday a proposed $15.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2004 that provides funding for a number of new programs, but the aftermath of the space shuttle Columbia tragedy could greatly alter the budget in the months to come.
FULL STORY
| |
|
|
|
Monday:
February 3, 2003 | |
0600 GMT |
|
NASA announces Columbia accident investigation board
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe has announced the members of the Space Shuttle Mishap Interagency Investigation Board. Retired U.S. Navy Admiral Harold W. Gehman, Jr., will head the group.
FULL STORY - posted Sunday
| |
|
|
Cargo ship en route to International Space Station
A day after the Columbia disaster, a freighter carrying cargo for the International Space Station was successfully launched from Central Asia aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket Sunday. Officials said the routine resupply mission would go forward as planned despite the shuttle accident.
FULL STORY - posted Sunday
| |
|
|
This exceptional chronicle of the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing mission features new digital transfers of film and television coverage unmatched by any other.