4822 likes 2 talking about this. The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster was a fatal incident in the United States space program that occurred on February 1 2003 when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it reentered the atmosphere killing all seven crew membersThe disaster was the second fatal accident in the Space Shuttle program after the 1986 breakup of Challenger soon after liftoff. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us.