Shuttle Mission: STS-107
Orbiter: Columbia
Date: January 16, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. (File Footage) – About 8 minutes, 30 seconds into the liftoff, the Shuttle's main engines shut down and the external tank is jettisoned. Shortly after the Shuttle reaches orbit, the crew opens the payload bay doors and mission activities begin.

STS-107 photos are online. (Note: This is a graphic-intensive site and may be difficult to view with low speed modems or when this web site receives heavy traffic loads).