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The events led to a 51-day siege, ending with a fire that killed scores of people inside. A gunfight ensued, during which five Branch Davidians and four federal agents were killed. NASA's deputy administrator talked with NPR about what she remembered from that day and how the disaster affected future missions.Īlso in 2003: Secretary of State Colin Powell delivered a speech to the United Nations Security Council saying Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein had "weapons of mass destruction." His claims turned out to be based on faulty information.ġ993: Federal agents arrived at the compound of the Branch Davidian Christian sect near Waco, Texas.

The siege began in February.Ģ003: The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas as it returned to Earth.

AFP via Getty Images The Branch Davidian cult compound observation tower near Waco, Texas, is engulfed in flames on April 19, 1993.