Directory of Columbia Accident Resources

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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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• Analysis: NASA Emergency

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2716581.stm
  "Science editor Dr. David Whitehouse outlines what we know so far about the shuttle emergency." [BBC News]

• BBC News: Space Shuttle Lost: Your Reaction

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/2716573.stm
  User submitted comments about, and reactions to, the incident.

• BBC: Shuttle Disaster

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2003/shuttle_disaster/
  Features a BBC 'in-depth' series of articles on the accident. Updated regularly.

• Columbia Accident Investigation Board

  http://caib.nasa.gov/
  Features official press releases, events, and other information regarding the ongoing investigation.

• Fox News: Timeline of Columbia's Last Mission

  http://foxnews.com/story/0,2933,77281,00.html
  Highlights from liftoff on January 16 to breakup over Texas on February 1.

• Guardian: Space Shuttle Columbia

  http://www.theguardian.com/world/columbia
  Continuing in-depth coverage, including story archive, interactive guide, weblog and related links.

• Instructions for Uploading Images and Video Related to the Columbia Accident

  http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/instructions.html
  NASA site for collecting private images that might help in the investigation.

• National Geographic: Shuttle Columbia Lost Upon Re-entry

  http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/02/0201_030201_shuttle.html
  Summary of mission and initial loss. Includes photograph of crew.

• STS-107 Mission Status Center

  http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts107/status.html
  NASA report from Spaceflight Now.

• STS-107 Mission Status Reports

  http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/news/shuttle/sts-107/
  Official reports from Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas. Covers the mission from liftoff to the aftermath of the accident.

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