June 2013 marked the anniversary of two significant events in the history of space exploration--the flight of Valentina Tereshkova 50 years ago on... Read more →
We are witnessing an explosion in private space ventures. It has been many decades since 'space' was as popular and newsworthy as it is right... Read more →
The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) held its 3rd annual IAA Planetary Defense Conference on April 15-19, entitled "Gathering for Impact!"... Read more →
WhiteKnightTwo carrying SpaceShipTwo (Credits: Virgin Galactic). A couple of news stories this week about Virgin Galactic's progress in putting... Read more →
Vision of a Mars settlement composed of a series of four person crews (Credits: MarsOne). The American Idol-style audition process for those... Read more →
On May 21st, the 6th IAASS Conference "Safety is Not an Option" kicked off in Montreal. US government officials, barred from international travel by... Read more →
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How We Nearly Lost Discovery: Returning to Flight After Columbia
Remembering Columbia
Learning from Columbia
Organizational Factors of the Columbia Disaster
The Columbia Disaster and Space Program Safety 
Columbia And The Day of Remembrance
Sixteen Minutes from Home
STS-107: Columbia's Lost Crew
Timeline of the Columbia Disaster
Columbia Disaster Recommended Reading
Columbia Disaster Creative Works
The Columbia Disaster In Perspective![A trajectory analysis that used a computational fluid dynamics approach to determine the likely position and velocity histories of the foam (Credits: NASA Ref [1] p61).](https://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fluid-dynamics-trajectory-analysis-50x50.jpg)
Cause and Consequences of the Columbia Disaster
Lessons Learned from the Columbia Disaster
Impact of Columbia Disaster on US Aviation Safety
Remembering the Columbia Crew, One Day at a Time