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16 January 2003

Columbia STS-107

Seven crew, a 16-day science mission and the investigation that followed

Space Shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry over Texas on 1 February 2003, ending the 16-day STS-107 science mission and the lives of all seven crew: Rick Husband, Willie McCool, Michael Anderson, David Brown, Kalpana Chawla, Laurel Clark and Ilan Ramon. The Columbia Accident Investigation Board found that a piece of foam insulation from the external tank had struck the left wing's leading edge during launch.

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Columbia STS-107: How Foam Damage Led to Seven Deaths on Reentry

A retrospective on the loss of space shuttle Columbia on February 1, 2003, during reentry after a roughly two-week science mission, which killed all seven crew members.

Published 22 Oct 2021
Columbia Disaster: How ABC News Reported the Shuttle’s Loss

ABC News' Feb. 1, 2003 broadcast reported that Space Shuttle Columbia broke up on re-entry, killing all seven astronauts, about 16 minutes from home.

Published 1 Feb 2024
Columbia STS-107: How a Foam Strike Led to the Shuttle’s Loss

A documentary on the loss of Space Shuttle Columbia on 1 February 2003, which killed all seven crew members on re-entry.

Published 8 Aug 2025
Columbia STS-107: From Foam Strike to Breakup on Re-entry

A documentary on the loss of Space Shuttle Columbia on 1 February 2003, which killed all seven astronauts on the return from the 16-day STS-107 science mission.

Published 28 Nov 2025

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2 December 1993

Hubble Servicing Mission 1

Eyeglasses for the Hubble Space Telescope

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On 2 December 1993 the shuttle Endeavour lifted off on STS-61, carrying seven astronauts to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, whose main mirror had been ground to the wrong shape. Over five spacewalks the crew fitted corrective optics, a new camera, new solar arrays and new gyroscopes, and the telescope began to deliver sharp images.

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Hubble Servicing Mission 1: Endeavour’s Repair of a Flawed Mirror

Servicing Mission 1 launched on December 2, 1993, aboard the space shuttle Endeavour to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, whose primary mirror had been ground too flat.

Published 2 Dec 2020

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28 January 1986

Challenger STS-51-L

Seven crew, the Rogers Commission and a joint seal

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Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff on 28 January 1986, ending mission STS-51-L and the lives of all seven crew: Dick Scobee, Michael Smith, Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik, Ronald McNair, Gregory Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe. The Rogers Commission found that a seal in the aft field joint of the right solid rocket booster had failed.

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Challenger: O-Rings, a Cold Launch Night and NASA’s Decisions

A Retro Report film from The New York Times on the Challenger disaster of Jan.

Published 2 Jun 2014
Challenger STS-51L: How Cold O-Rings Led to the 1986 Disaster

Challenger STS-51L, carrying seven crew including teacher Christa McAuliffe, began to disintegrate 73 seconds after liftoff on January 28, 1986, killing all seven.

Published 20 Jul 2019
Challenger 51-L: O-Rings, a Cold Launch and the Decision to Go

A long documentary on the January 1986 loss of Space Shuttle Challenger on mission 51-L.

Published 19 Nov 2019
Challenger: How Cold-Shrunk O-Rings Led to the Booster Leak

The video recounts the Challenger launch, in which a flame from a solid rocket booster appeared 73 seconds after liftoff and the vehicle came apart.

Published 17 Apr 2022

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19 April 1971

Salyut 1

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Salyut 1: How the First Space Station Was Built From Almaz

Scott Manley marks 50 years since Salyut 1, the first space station, launched by the Soviet Union in 1971.

Published 18 May 2021

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11 April 1970

Apollo 13

"Houston, we've had a problem"

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Apollo 13 lifted off for the Moon on 11 April 1970, and about 56 hours into the flight an oxygen tank in the service module ruptured. Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise used the lunar module Aquarius as a lifeboat, swung around the Moon and splashed down safely in the Pacific on 17 April.

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Apollo 13: How a Wrecked Spacecraft Brought Its Crew Home

Apollo 13 lifted off on April 11, 1970, but an oxygen tank explosion about 200,000 miles from Earth ended its Moon landing plans.

Published 16 Mar 2012
Apollo 13: The Oxygen Tank Explosion and the Crew’s Return

This 1994 documentary follows Apollo 13 from its April 11, 1970 launch through the oxygen tank explosion on the way to the Moon.

Published 3 Mar 2018
Apollo 13: Oxygen Tank Explosion and the Lunar Module Lifeboat

Apollo 13 launched April 11, 1970, and was meant to land at Fra Mauro.

Published 2 Oct 2019
Apollo 13: Home Safe, Survival After the Oxygen Tank Explosion

NASA's documentary on Apollo 13 draws on interviews with astronauts Jim Lovell and Fred Haise and flight directors Gene Kranz and Glynn Lunney.

Published 11 Apr 2020

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16 July 1969

Apollo 11

The first landing on the Moon

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Apollo 11 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on 16 July 1969, and on 20 July Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the lunar module Eagle in the Sea of Tranquility while Michael Collins orbited above in Columbia. The crew splashed down in the Pacific on 24 July, eight days after launch.

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Apollo 11: How the Saturn V

Apollo 11 launched on July 16, 1969, carrying Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.

Published 23 Oct 2018
Apollo 11 Moon TV: The Slow-Scan Camera Behind the Broadcast

An explainer on how NASA sent live television from the Moon during Apollo 11's first moonwalk, watched by 600 million people.

Published 6 Jul 2019
Apollo 11: From Sputnik to the First Landing in the Sea of Tranquility

This documentary traces the road to Apollo 11, from Sputnik and Kennedy's 1961 goal through Mercury, Gemini and the early Apollo flights.

Published 3 May 2023
Apollo 11: Landing With 17 Seconds of Fuel and the Moonwalk

Part three of the PBS American Experience film Chasing the Moon follows Apollo 11 from the crew announcement through launch on July 16, 1969, the landing at Tranquility Base, the moonwalk and the…

Published 11 Aug 2026

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Apollo 16

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Charlie Duke on Apollo 16: Launch, Landing Scare and Moonwalks

Apollo 16 Lunar Module Pilot Charlie Duke gave this keynote at the 2nd Annual Astro Awards on January 26, 2025, recalling his career, the Saturn V launch, a control-system problem that nearly…

Published 29 Oct 2025

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Skylab

America's first space station, wounded at launch

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Skylab was NASA's first space station, built from Apollo hardware and launched on the last Saturn V on 14 May 1973. It lost its meteoroid shield and a solar array during the climb, was repaired in orbit by its first crew, hosted three crews for 171 days in all, and fell to Earth over Western Australia on 11 July 1979.

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Skylab: Repairing America’s First Space Station and Its 1979 Fall

The History Guy recounts Skylab, America's first manned space station, built from the second stage of a Saturn V and launched on May 14, 1973.

Published 12 Jul 2017
Skylab 1973: Repairing the Workshop and Living in Weightlessness

A NASA documentary on Skylab, which launched on May 14, 1973.

Published 25 Sep 2017
How Skylab Was Saved: The Stuck Solar Array and Chance Tools

A documentary on how Skylab was damaged during its Saturn V launch, when a heat shield was torn away and one solar array was left stuck.

Published 18 Apr 2020
Skylab: From Von Braun’s Station Plans to Its 1979 Re-entry

Skylab was a solely US space station that orbited Earth between 1973 and 1979.

Published 21 Sep 2020

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Mir Space Station

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Mir in 1997: Fire, a Failed Docking System and a Progress Collision

A documentary-style account of the Mir space station, from its 1986 core module launch to the troubled year 1997.

Published 23 Jun 2021

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US Spacewalk 100

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US Spacewalk 100: Installing the Seventh ISS Roll-Out Solar Array

NASA's coverage follows Anil Menon and CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk through US Spacewalk 100, the 285th ISS spacewalk for assembly, maintenance and upgrades.

Published 29 Oct 2026

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Artemis II

The first crew to fly Orion around the Moon

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Artemis II launched from Kennedy Space Center on 1 April 2026 on NASA's Space Launch System, carrying Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency in the Orion capsule Integrity. The crew splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego on 10 April, after a mission of 9 days, 1 hour and 32 minutes.

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Artemis II Explained: Crew, SLS, Orion and Flight Timeline

A pre-launch guide to Artemis II, the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo 17 in 1972.

Published 30 Mar 2026
Artemis II Liftoff: Booster Ignition and the Crew Bound for the Moon

NASA's official clip shows the liftoff of Artemis II, with the countdown from 4 to 1 and booster ignition.

Published 4 Apr 2026
Artemis II Passes Apollo 13’s Distance Record on Lunar Approach

Tim Dodd of Everyday Astronaut hosts a live watch of Artemis II's lunar approach, with commentary over NASA's broadcast.

Published 7 Apr 2026
Artemis II Re-entry and Splashdown: Orion Integrity Returns

Live coverage of Artemis II's return: Orion Integrity separated from its service module, entered the atmosphere at about 25,000 mph and splashed down in the Pacific off San Diego at 7:07 p.m.

Published 11 Apr 2026

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