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Columbia Shuttle Breaks up over Texas  - http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/02/01/shuttle.columbia/index.html  "The space shuttle Columbia, with seven astronauts aboard, broke up as it descended over central Texas Saturday toward a planned landing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida."  STS-107 Mission Status Center  - http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts107/status.html  NASA report from Spaceflight Now.  Columbia Breaks Up During Reentry; NASA Fears Crew Lost  - http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=722  Short report with picture. [SpaceRef]  Analysis: NASA Emergency  - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2716581.stm  "Science editor Dr. David Whitehouse outlines what we know so far about the shuttle emergency." [BBC News]  Profiles of 7 Astronauts Aboard Shuttle  - http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/5083170.htm  Short biographies. [The Wichita Eagle]  BBC News: Space Shuttle Lost: Your Reaction  - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/2716573.stm  User submitted comments about, and reactions to, the incident.  Yahoo! News: Space Shuttle Columbia Breaks Up Over Texas  - http://story.news.yahoo.com/fc?cid=34&tmpl=fc&in=Science&cat=Space_Shuttle  Coverage including various articles, pictures, and videos from external sources.  National Geographic: Shuttle Columbia Lost Upon Re-entry  - http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/02/0201_030201_shuttle.html  Summary of mission and initial loss. Includes photograph of crew.  Fox News: Timeline of Columbia's Last Mission  - http://foxnews.com/story/0,2933,77281,00.html  Highlights from liftoff on January 16 to breakup over Texas on February 1.  Instructions for Uploading Images and Video Related to the Columbia Accident  - http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/instructions.html  NASA site for collecting private images that might help in the investigation.  STS-107 Mission Status Reports  - http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/news/shuttle/sts-107/  Official reports from Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas. Covers the mission from liftoff to the aftermath of the accident.  Guardian: Space Shuttle Columbia  - http://www.guardian.co.uk/columbia/  Continuing in-depth coverage, including story archive, interactive guide, weblog and related links.  HoustonChronicle: Columbia's Last Mission  - http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/special/03/columbia/  News and multimedia coverage. Includes poll and reader reactions.  Kennedy Space Center: Space Shuttle Columbia  - http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/columbia/  Provides information and video footage of launch and landing, video footage of press briefings after the accident and memorial service, and contact information.  Times of India: Columbia Crash  - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articlelist?daysactive=1&catkey=36350756  Offers news and commentary. Includes photo gallery, graphics, and user tributes to Kalpana Chawla.  India Mourns the Tragedy  - http://www.businessmajors.about.com/library/weekly/aa020303a.htm  Newspage with focus on Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian woman in space, and on reactions in India.  Tagore High School  - http://www.businessmajors.about.com/library/weekly/aa020303b.htm  Features a form for e-mail to Tagore high school India, where Kalpana Chawla studied.  Space Shuttle Columbia and Her Crew  - http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/  Updated NASA information on the accident and results of the on-going inquiries.  BBC: Shuttle Disaster  - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2003/shuttle_disaster/  Features a BBC 'in-depth' series of articles on the accident. Updated regularly.  Seattle Post: Shuttle Disaster  - http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/shuttle/  Includes a series of special report articles with overview of the accident and crew background.  Computerworld: The Loss of Columbia  - http://computerworld.com/news/special/pages/0,10911,1845,00.html  Coverage of the space shuttle disaster, including possible causes of the tragedy and technology being used in the Columbia investigation.  Columbia Accident Investigation Board  - http://www.caib.us/  Features official press releases, events, and other information regarding the ongoing investigation.  Notes on Columbia Loss  - http://roger.ecn.purdue.edu/~aae519/columbialoss/columbia-loss-notes.htm  Provides a collection of technical documents [pdf] on the aerothermodynamics, and tile loss. Study notes collected by Perdue University.  NASA/Columbia music video essay by Chris Valentine  - http://www.chrisvalentines.com/sts107/videoessay.html  A music video essay dealing with the Columbia/STS-107 disaster and NASA's past and future purpose. Produced by Chris Valentine  Accident FAQ  - http://www.io.com/~o_m/clfaq/clfaq.htm  An updated collection of answers to common questions about the flight. Collected by a group of interested.