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Space Shuttle Accidents
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Challenger Disaster 15th Anniversary [January 28, 2001] 
 This site, created in 2001, provides a compilation of links to material about the Challenger space shuttle mission, which exploded during takeoff on January 28, 1986. Includes links to biographies of crewmembers, the Arlington National Cemetery memorial, a mission chronology, and more. From the Daniel J. Evans Library, Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington state. http://govdocs.evergreen.edu/hotopics/challenger.html Topics: Astronomy, Technology Last updated Dec 9, 2007 Challenger STS 51-L Accident
Links to resources about the Challenger STS 51-L space shuttle, which exploded during take-off, on January 28, 1986. Includes official NASA documents about the Challenger, its crew, and the accident, and links to other websites documenting the disaster. From the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) History Division. http://history.nasa.gov/sts51l.html Topics: Astronomy Last updated Jan 24, 2007 Lost: Space Shuttle Columbia
A special report from CNN on the loss of the space shuttle Columbia and its seven crew members on February 1, 2003. Includes information on the shuttle's past launches and milestones, the final contact and communication moments with mission control, the resulting investigation, and a discussion of the final report, faulting NASA for its "culture." Also find crew information, photo galleries, and audio and video clips. http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/shuttle/ Topics: Astronomy, Technology Last updated Aug 27, 2003 Pictures, Israel, Events: Space Flight
A directory of links related to Colonel Ilan Ramon, an Israeli astronaut, who died when the Columbia Space Shuttle crashed on February 1, 2003. Includes links to official biographies, news articles, speculation about when Sabbath starts in space, and an essay about Col. Ramon's mother, a Holocaust survivor. http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/israel/history/space.htm Topics: Astronomy, International Governments, Technology Last updated Feb 12, 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia and Her Crew
A site dedicated to the space shuttle Columbia, destroyed by mechanical failure on its descent over north central Texas on Feb. 1, 2003. Includes images and brief biographies of the seven lost crewmembers, highlights from Columbia's history, mission overview, memorials, and the final report of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB), released in August, 2003. From NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/ Topics: Astronomy, Technology Last updated Dec 18, 2005 Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster Coverage: Resources, Story Ideas and More
The site is designed for news reporters and editors, and contains up-to-the-minute coverage of the space shuttle Columbia disaster on February 1, 2003. Includes links to various news agencies' coverage, local authorities, information on the crew members, graphics, radar images, historical information, and a list of science experiments conducted during the flight, as well as the Rogers Commission report on the Challenger explosion in 1986. This site is an invaluable resource for journalists and laypeople alike. http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=19160 Topics: Astronomy, Technology Last updated Aug 28, 2003 STS-107 Investigation Reference Page
Documents and images related to the accident investigation of the space shuttle Columbia's flight STS-107. Offers photos of debris, diagrams of recovered components, and other shuttle and accident imagery. Documents include mishap response status reports, press releases, public meeting and press briefing transcripts, e-mail exchanges, and investigation updates. An acronym list is included for interpretation of timelines and technical reports. From NASA Human Spaceflight. http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-107/investigation/ Topics: Astronomy, Technology Last updated Apr 22, 2007 |
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