Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 Special Coverage: Timeline of EventsDay One
Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003 - 10 a.m. CST
Columbia lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center this morning on the first shuttle mission of the year, carrying the first Israeli astronaut into orbit along with six crewmates on a marathon international scientific research flight.
Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003 - 4:30 p.m. CST
Columbia's crewmembers unstowed equipment and began activation of the Spacehab Research Double Module in the shuttle's cargo bay, setting the stage for 24-hour-a-day science during the shuttle's 16-day research mission.
Day Two
Friday, Jan. 17, 2003 ➵ p.m. CST
In their first full day in orbit, Columbia's seven crewmembers completed activation of the SPACEHAB Research Double Module in the shuttle's cargo bay and all of its scientific experiments.
Day Three
Saturday, January 18, 2003 - 5:00 p.m. CST
Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts pointed two Israeli cameras over the Atlantic and the Mediterranean today in search of small dust particles that might impact the weather and began experiments in human life sciences in the third day of the STS-107 scientific research flight.
Day Four
Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 4:00 p.m. CST
Columbia's astronauts studied combustion properties and the response of their own bodies in weightlessness and the behavior of soot in space one-quarter of the way through their marathon scientific research mission.
Day Five
Monday, January 20, 2003 - 6:00 p.m. CST
Columbia's astronauts conducted scientific studies ranging from the behavior of granular materials in weightlessness to the effects of microgravity on fungi, and filmed the sprites associated with thunderstorms across the globe as their scientific research flight continued in its fifth day.
Day Six
Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 6 p.m. CST
The seven astronauts aboard Columbia continued to conduct scientific studies 24-7 today, concentrating their efforts on combustion in weightlessness, the growth of cell cultures, and measurements of the ozone layer.
Day Seven
Wednesday, January 22, 2003 -- 6 p.m. CDT
The seven astronauts aboard Columbia beamed down television views of their smallest companions in orbit today, including insects, spiders, fish, bees and silk worms that are part of the Space Technology and Research Students package of experiments designed and developed by students in six countries.
Day Eight
Thursday, January 23, 2003 - 5:00 p.m. CST
The STS-107 scientific research mission aboard Columbia passed the halfway mark today as the 80 microgravity investigations continue on schedule.
Day Nine
Saturday, January 25, 2003 - 5:00 p.m. CST
Research continued aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia today as the seven astronauts aboard continued to work in shifts, coordinating work with investigators on the ground.
Day Ten
Saturday, January 25, 2003 - 5:00 p.m. CST
Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts completed an experiment studying the activity of bone cells in microgravity and began final tests with a technology demonstration designed to investigate the behavior of capillary-pumped loops in space as the 16-day international science mission completed Flight Day 10.
Day Eleven
Sunday, January 26, 2003 - 5:00 p.m. CST
Scientific research continued aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia today as the STS-107 mission headed into the homestretch with a variety of experiments in multiple disciplines.
Day Twelve
Monday, January 27, 2003 -- 5:30 P.M. CST
Some experiments have run their course aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, but there is more in store as STS-107 science continues around the clock in the Spacehab Research Double Module
Day Thirteen
Tuesday, January 28, 2003 -- 5 p.m. CST
The Red team of astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia accomplished repairs on the third and final combustion experiment of STS-107 this afternoon, and support scientists on the ground were looking forward to working with the Blue team on the first scientific runs.
Day Fourteen
Wednesday, January 29, 2003 -- 5 p.m. CST
Columbia's seven astronauts took a break from their around-the-clock scientific research today to answer reportersҠquestions in the traditional on-orbit crew news conference.
Day Fifteen
Thursday, January 30, 2003 -- 6 p.m. CST
Astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia are completing their final runs on experiments in the Spacehab Research Double Module and beginning preparations for Saturday's landing.
Day Sixteen
Friday, January 31, 2003 - 5:00 p.m. CST
Columbia crewmembers deactivated experiments and began stowing gear to prepare for their scheduled Saturday landing at the Kennedy Space Center.
Day Seventeen
Saturday, February 1, 2003
- 8:00 a.m CST
NASA STATEMENT ON LOSS OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH COLUMBIA: A Space Shuttle contingency has been declared in Mission Control, Houston,
as a result of the loss of communication with the Space Shuttle Columbia at
approximately 9 a.m. EST Saturday as it descended toward a landing at the
Kennedy Space Center, Fla. It was scheduled to touchdown at 9:16 a.m. EST.
Saturday, February 1, 2003 - 7:00 p.m. CST
The Space Shuttle Columbia and its seven astronauts were lost today when the vehicle broke up over north central Texas during its reentry from orbit.
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