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We hear a montage of reports from eyewitnesses to the Columbia disaster. (This is a repeat from earlier in the show.)

NPR's John Burnett joins host Steve Inskeep from the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, where NASA missions are directed and its people are considered to be friends and family.

White House correspondent Don Gonyea reviews President Bush's day, which began at Camp David. Bush had been watching the NASA channel on television awaiting the return of the shuttle.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr discusses the relationship between the space program and global politics.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports on reaction to the crash of the space shuttle Columbia in the communities around Edwards Air Force Base.

NPR's Chris Joyce reports on the technical issues investigators will explore as they try to arrive at an explanation of this weekend's space shuttle crash.

NPR's David Molpus reports on reaction to the crash in the communities around Florida's Kennedy Space Center.

The investigation into the space shuttle Columbia disaster starts with a focus on a piece of foam insulation that fell off the shuttle's fuel tank and hit its left wing during launch. Columbia broke apart upon re-entry Saturday, killing all seven astronauts aboard. NPR's Joe Palca reports on the first stages of the probe.

Liane Hansen reads from listener comments.

NPR's Michael Sullivan reports on the reaction in India to the death of Indian-born astronaut Kalpana Chawla.