Use the links below for your research. Some of the links contain sublinks to slideshow or video footage of the disaster. These will help you get a better idea of what happened.
** Please remember that your report must include a bibliography containing references to the sources of your information and pictures.
Special report, including many pictures: CNN
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster: Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia)
Who was to blame for the accident: Daily Telegraph newspaper
BBC News: Columbia's last mission