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Columbia’s Final Liftoff
Columbia’s Final Liftoff

As billows of smoke and steam roll across the landscape, the launch of space shuttle Columbia on mission STS-107 is…

Sunset at Launch Pad 39A
Sunset at Launch Pad 39A

Dramatically reflected by the waters of the extensive lagoon system adjacent to Launch Pad 39A, space shuttle Columbia, the world’s…

Columbia In the Spotlight
Columbia In the Spotlight

A timed exposure of space shuttle Columbia at Launch Pad 39A turns the space vehicle and support facilities into a…

Pillar of Fire
Pillar of Fire

Space shuttle Columbia races toward space as the STS-50 mission begins. The 13-day mission was the first Extended Duration Orbiter…

Columbia’s First Spacewalk
Columbia’s First Spacewalk

On the first-ever spacewalk from space shuttle Columbia, during the STS-87 mission, astronaut Winston E. Scott works with a simulated…

The Swan Glowing in Flight
The Swan Glowing in Flight

Best known as a swan winging its way across the night, the constellation Cygnus is easily seen in the northern…

On the Crawlerway
On the Crawlerway

In preparation for the STS-87 mission, space shuttle Columbia rolls out to Launch Pad 39B atop the crawler-transporter. STS-87 marked…

Janus’ Craters
Janus’ Craters

Shadows darken parts of some of Janus’ large craters as Cassini takes a close look during its flyby of this…

Active Black Hole Squashes Star Formation
Active Black Hole Squashes Star Formation

New data from the Herschel Space Observatory shows that galaxies with the most powerful, active, supermassive black holes at their…

Meteorite Fragment Search
Meteorite Fragment Search

Peter Jenniskens take a closer look at the image from the AVS Cineflex HiDEF camera mounted on the nose of…