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NPR's Ned Wharton captures reactions to the shuttle Columbia disaster from visitors at the National Air & Space Museum. (This is a repeat from earlier in the show.)

We hear a montage of reports from eyewitnesses to the shuttle Columbia disaster.

Today President Bush was called upon for the second time to comfort a nation in mourning. He telephoned the families of the lost astronauts and then addressed the nation from the cabinet room.

Troubleshooters are expected to scrutinize the shuttle Columbia's auxiliary power units, which help provide power to the orbiter's steering mechanisms during descent -- a task that requires highly flammable fuel. NPR's Howard Berkes joins host Steve Inskeep to talk about the role APUs play in reentry and why their redesign had been on NASA's to-do list.

NPR's Jackie Northam reports on the disaster's impact on America's contribution to the international space station. (This is a repeat from earlier in the show.)

NPR's Tom Gjelten joins host Steve Inskeep to discuss the national security concerns that have surrounded this shuttle Columbia mission since its inception -- its timing and the presence of an Israeli on board.

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.

NPR's Tavis Smiley spoke with shuttle Columbia's pilot, Willie McCool, and payload commander Mike Anderson, as they orbited the Earth in late January.

Host Steve Inskeep reviews what is known so far about the shuttle Columbia disaster.

Host Steve Inskeep is joined by Jim Pawelczik, who flew on the space shuttle Columbia in 1998 and knew several of the astronauts lost on Saturday.