With support from the University of Richmond

History News Network

History News Network puts current events into historical perspective. Subscribe to our newsletter for new perspectives on the ways history continues to resonate in the present. Explore our archive of thousands of original op-eds and curated stories from around the web. Join us to learn more about the past, now.

Sign up for the HNN Newsletter

About Submissions
Follow Us:

HNN Hot Topics: Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster

Hot Topics
tags: Hot Topics, NASA, space exploration, space program, Space Shuttle Columbia, disasters


The underside of the Space Shuttle Columbia shortly before it began to burn up upon re-entry on February 1, 2003. Credit: U.S. Air Force.

  • Columbia shuttle crew not told of possible problem with reentry (1-31-13)
  • Jonathan Coopersmith: After Columbia, Now What? (8-5-05)
  • NYT: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the Space Program (2-2-03)
    • Copyright 2023. All rights reserved. Subscribe to the Newsletter
    Brought to you by