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20 Years Ago: Remembering Columbia and Her Crew "My fellow Americans, this day has brought terrible news, and great sadness to our country ... The Columbia is lost; there are no survivors." On February 1, 2003, millions around the globe watched as the Space Shuttle Columbia re-entered Earth's atmosphere after its 113th flight — and suddenly burst apart in midair. Hours later, President George W. Bush addressed the nation and NASA vowed to complete a thorough investigation. They discovered that just 80 seconds after the shuttle's launch on January 16, a single piece of foam insulation had broken off the shuttle tank and damaged the Columbia's left wing. And though NASA officials initially dismissed the severity of the accident and believed the shuttle could survive the damage, the opening allowed intense wind and heat to enter the wing and rip it apart from within as the shuttle re-entered Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven crew members on board. Inve
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