STS-107 was the 113th flight of the Space Shuttle program, and the 28th and final flight of Space Shuttle Columbia. The mission ended on February 1, 2003, with the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster which killed all seven crew members and destroyed the space shuttle.

The mission, designated STS-107, was the twenty-eighth flight for the orbiter, the 113th flight of the Space Shuttle fleet and the 88th after the Challenger disaster. It was dedicated to research in various fields, mainly on board the SpaceHab module inside the shuttle's payload bay.

Launched January 16, 2003, the STS-107 mission is strictly a multidiscipline microgravity and Earth science research mission involving 80-plus International experiments to be performed during 16-days, many of which will be managed by the Marshall Space Flight Center in …

2024年6月18日 · The Columbia STS-107 mission lifted off on January 16, 2003, for a 17-day science mission featuring numerous microgravity experiments. Upon reentering the atmosphere on February 1, 2003, the Columbia orbiter suffered a catastrophic failure due to a breach that occurred during launch when falling foam from the External Tank struck the Reinforced ...

2023年1月25日 · This image of the STS-107 shuttle Columbia crew in orbit was recovered from wreckage inside an undeveloped film canister. From left (bottom row): Kalpana Chawla, Rick Husband, Laurel Clark...

2003年1月16日 · SPACEHAB Inc.'s Research Double Module (RDM) was making its first flight on STS-107. The RDM was a pressurized aluminum habitat that is carried in the space shuttle's cargo bay to expand working space aboard the shuttle.

NASA, outside organizations, and the public immediately set out to find the crew and remaining pieces of Columbia. STS-107 was a 16-day microgravity research mission. The crew had a very successful mission and completed a large variety of research during their mission.

Background Information on the Columbia Space Shuttle Mission STS-107. STS-107 Mission Summary. STS-107 Flight: January 16-February 1, 2003. Crew: Commander Rick D. Husband (second flight), Pilot William C. McCool (first flight), Payload Specialist Michael P. Anderson (second flight), Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla (second flight),

2002年3月12日 · STS-107 Fact Sheet. By Cliff Lethbridge. STS-107 – Columbia. 113th Space Shuttle Mission. 28th Flight of Columbia. Crew: Rick Husband, Commander. William McCool, Pilot. Michael Anderson, Payload Commander. Kalpana Chawla, Mission Specialist. David Brown, Mission Specialist. Laurel Clark, Mission Specialist. Ilan Ramon, Mission Specialist ...

2003年1月16日 · The cultural roots of the Columbia disaster can be traced back to years of management drift at NASA, but the technical cause reaches back just days, to the launch of STS-107 on January 16, 2003. This timeline highlights incidents throughout the launch, mission, and reentry of Columbia’s final flight.