NEWS
Columbia inquiry prompts White House strategy review
4 September 2003

NASA braced for culture shock as Columbia inquiry reaches verdict
21 August 2003

Shuttle inquiry to piece disaster together from the ground up
13 February 2003

Columbia explosion may trigger fatal delays for space station
06 February 2003

NASA sets up dual probes into shuttle accident
06 February 2003

Science had rare leading role in ill-starred shuttle mission
06 February 2003

EDITORIAL
Honesty and denial at NASA
The world's leading space agency is suffering not only from managerial dysfunction, but also from a failure to address strategic issues. NASA and its stakeholders need to face up to the challenges ahead.
4 September 2003

Where now for NASA?
The loss of Columbia and its astronauts has cast a shadow over America's space agency. But it also presents an opportunity to redirect the US space program towards the lofty goal of exploration.
06 February 2003

NEWS FEATURE
Replacing the Space shuttle: On wings and a prayer
In the wake of Columbia's loss, NASA's efforts to replace its ageing shuttle fleet are coming under fresh scrutiny. Geoff Brumfiel uncovers a tale of high hopes, false starts and immense technical hurdles.

NATURE SCIENCE UPDATE
Columbia's final re-entry
Overheating then loss of control led to break-up not burn-up
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OPINION
Do we still need astronauts?
Sending people into space for science is questionable and expensive. But a new proposed location for space telescopes, and the inevitable maintenance missions they will require, could provide a boost for the astronaut programme.

NASA needs 'the vision thing'
Planetary scientists and astronomers may fare reasonably well under the US space agency's new budget-conscious chief. But in the long term, can NASA provide the inspiration to excite future generations about these disciplines?

Time for orbiting lab to find true purpose
The International Space Station's current plight provides another chance to subject its research portfolio to rigorous review.

NEWS & FEATURES
Human spaceflight: A million-mile service
NASA wants many of its space telescopes to orbit far from Earth. So how will they be repaired if they go wrong? Tony Reichhardt investigates.
Nature 419, 666 (17 Oct 2002) News Feature

Cutbacks 'will cripple space station science'
Nature 418, 263 (18 Jul 2002) News

Tough decisions loom as funding crisis hits space-station research
Nature 412, 465 - 466 (02 Aug 2001) News

Space-station cuts leave research in lurch
Nature 410, 399 (22 Mar 2001) News

Expensive space crystal programme has produced little of scientific value, says panel
Nature 404, 114 (09 Mar 2000) News

Neurolab Launches the Decade of the Brain into Space
Sandra Aamodt
Nature Neuroscience 1, 10 - 12 (01 May 1998) News and Views

Into orbit
On 16 April, the space shuttle Columbia is scheduled to launch into orbit, carrying a cargo of experiments designed to investigate the effect of zero gravity on the nervous system.
Nature Neuroscience 1, 2 (01 May 1998) Editorial

Orbital space debris 'poses main threat to shuttle crew'
Nature 391, 110 (08 Jan 1998) News

RESEARCH
Crystallization of hard-sphere colloids in microgravity
Jixiang Zhu, Min Li, R. Rogers, W. Meyer, R. H. Ottewill, STS-73 Space Shuttle Crew, W. B. Russel, P. M. Chaikin
Nature 387, 883 - 885 (26 Jun 1997)

Three-dimensional spatial selectivity of hippocampal neurons during space flight
James J. Knierim, Bruce L. McNaughton, Gina R. Poe
Nature Neuroscience 3, 209 - 210 (01 Mar 2000)

Does the brain model Newton's laws?
J. McIntyre, M. Zago, A. Berthoz, F. Lacquaniti
Nature Neuroscience 4, 693 - 694 (01 Jul 2001)