STS-107 Columbia Fails to Return to Shuttle Landing Facility, February 1, 2003 (WESH-TV Orlando)

On February 1, 2003, the orbiter Columbia was scheduled to land at 9 AM EST at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, ending the STS-107 mission. WESH-TV Channel 2 in Orlando, Florida covered the event live. When Columbia failed to arrive, it was clear that the orbiter and its crew had been lost. This video is a compilation of two videos posted on the WESH 2 News YouTube channel. The original videos have been corrected for framing ratio distortions. The original videos are at:    • Columbia Disaster news coverage from landi...      • Columbia Disaster news coverage from landi...