`Nothing we could do,’ NASA says
If Columbia lost protective thermal tiles at the start of its final mission, there was nothing NASA could have done to repair the damage, agency officials said Sunday. "Early in...
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`Abnormal’ temperature spike preceded Columbia breakup
Minutes before the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas, monitors showed an "abnormal" rise in temperatures along the craft's left wing and wheel well, NASA officials said Sunday. The rise...
`The Columbia is lost’
The homeward-bound space shuttle Columbia broke up in orange flames and contrails of smoke Saturday over Texas, killing all seven astronauts aboard and leaving investigators baffled over what went wrong...
Tracking Santa is serious business at NORAD
This is not your typical Santa Claus display. The setting is a mock bombed-out building with graffiti on the walls. Santa has the requisite white beard, but he's attired in...
Dispute over O’Hare gates
United Airlines has lost exclusive rights to its aircraft gates at O'Hare International Airport because the troubled air carrier missed a Dec. 1 deadline to pay $4.2 million in gate...
Dispute over O’Hare gates
United Airlines has lost exclusive rights to its aircraft gates at O'Hare International Airport because the troubled air carrier missed a Dec. 1 deadline to pay $4.2 million in gate...
Airports await cuts by United
Denver has been put through a "financial stress test," Dulles International is postponing major projects, and California's two largest airports are braced for several air carriers to battle each other...
CDC left in dark on E. coli tests
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is being stymied in its investigation of illnesses related to a huge beef recall because it cannot gain access to information about...
Critics: U.S. losing new space race
As the world's second space tourist prepares to blast into orbit Thursday courtesy of the Russians, some American experts are voicing concern that the United States is relinquishing the lead...
Military jets escort plane to Denver
A United Airlines plane carrying 64 passengers was escorted by military jets Monday to Denver International Airport when its crew failed to respond to an alert from the airline. The...