Latest articles by Todd Halvorson
Columbia was 16 minutes from home, where astronauts and loved ones would reunite, when Wayne Hale realized there would be no reunion.
CAPE CANAVERAL - A rocket fuel fire during atmospheric re-entry that ended in explosions on Kennedy Space Center's runway in 1983.
CAPE CANAVERAL - NASA will end up spending three times more than anticipated to pay for an independent review of the agency's response to recommendations made by Columbia accident investigators.
CAPE CANAVERAL - NASA is abandoning development of state-of-the-art tools to inspect aging shuttle wiring, which is susceptible to electrical shorts that could trigger catastrophe.
CAPE CANAVERAL - NASA faces a number of hurdles in its bid to return the shuttle fleet to service, but managers are confident Discovery will fly in July.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA is fueling Discovery's external tank this morning in a bid to troubleshoot problems with critical engine sensors and valves.
CAPE CANAVERAL - NASA's next spaceship almost certainly will launch from Florida's Space Coast. Now, local and state economic development officials are mounting a campaign to build it here.
