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Thousands of mourners honor the space shuttle Columbia crew at a memorial service at Johnson Space Center in Houston. President Bush consoles survivors and NASA workers. NPR's John Burnett reports.

NASA engineers are pursuing competing theories about what may have caused the catastrophic breakup of the space shuttle Columbia. NPR's Larry Abramson reports on how forensic investigators keep a constantly open mind until the evidence for one theory becomes so strong that it leaves no room for doubt.

NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on the future of the NASA space program after the Columbia tragedy, and why it will be much harder to replace the space shuttle than it was in 1986 after the Challenger disaster.

NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports that more than 10,000 people attended the memorial service yesterday for the seven astronauts that was held at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. In his remarks, President Bush remembered the crew members as explorers, as well as scientists.

Laura McCallum of Minnesota Public Radio reports on the efforts of Minnesota's new governor, Tim Pawlenty, to drastically cut the state's spending in order to adhere to his "no-tax increase" campaign pledge last November.

The tax cuts being proposed by President Bush remind many of the Reagan cuts of the 1980s which were then followed by huge budget deficits. NPR's David Welna reports on the possible return of Reaganomics.

Olympic gold-medallist Marion Jones has ended her association with track coach Charlie Francis, who was a central figure in the biggest drug scandal in Olympic history. NPR's Tom Goldman reports.

From member station WUWM in Milwaukee, Marge Pitroff reports on a little-known provision in the education law signed by President Bush last year that requires schools to provide information about their students to military recruiters. The new requirements caught many schools and parents by surprise.

On the weekend following the 30th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, NPR's Brenda Wilson reports on how the Bush administration's policies regarding aid to international family planning have complicated the abortion issue overseas.

Political films are still being produced and the Sundance festival is still a leader in presenting them. Masked and Anonymous, starring Bob Dylan, and the documentary The Weather Underground are two examples. David D'Arcy reports.