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STS-107

space shuttle mission

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“Columbia” disaster

  • Columbia breaking up, 2003
    In Columbia disaster

    …off for its 28th mission, STS-107, on January 16, 2003. STS-107 was a flight dedicated to various experiments that required a microgravity environment. The crew comprised commander Rick Husband; pilot William McCool; mission specialists Michael Anderson, David Brown, Kalpana Chawla, and Laurel Clark; and payload specialist Ilan Ramon, the first…

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