NASA Report on Columbia disaster

[golfsierra2]

After 5 years, NASA has released the final report on the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. According to the report, the crew of seven was killed within a minute after they lost control.

 

http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/home/CAIB_Vol1.html

[Airway]

Won't bring back the crew anyway.

[4c Hajduk Veljko]

It may save lifes of the future crews.

[diveplane]

this is what really happened to the shuttle in 2003

[4c Hajduk Veljko]

I was in bad when it happened. I heard noises (explosions or something) ... But was too lazy to go out to look. Friend of mine watched it happening as he was fueling his pick up truck. Parts were scattered all over East Texas.

[golfsierra2]

this is what really happened to the shuttle in 2003

 

Oh, come on, don't post any nonsense like that here in this forum....

Edited January 2, 2009 by golfsierra2

[diveplane]

Oh, come on, don't post any nonsense like that here in this forum....

 

yea i think it was a tile that fell of or somthing to that effect?

 

some otherwise state and nasa it was a lightning strike . picture above in my post was from a photographer who captured the lightning or beam hitting the shuttle,

 

cant rule out possible fakes though.

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As Columbia swung down to 36 miles altitude, an amateur astronomer in California snapped five shots of the descending shuttle with his Nikon. The photographs, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, showed a mysterious orange aura tinged with purple hovering over the ship's left wing.

Edited January 7, 2009 by diveplane

[geogob]

The photographs, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, showed a mysterious orange aura tinged with purple hovering over the ship's left wing.

 

Yeah. A mysterious aura of burning metal and super hot plasma slowly vaporizing the left wing. If it wasn't so sad, I'd probably laugh. :noexpression:

 

Just hope this incident helps to move space programs forward worldwide. I feel like space exploration and exploitation hasn't moved forward at all in the last 20 years. At least, now, with the X contest, there's some movement on the commercial side.

 

To the OP. are you sure you have the right link? I remember reading the CAIB volume 1 in 2003. That nothing new.

Edited January 7, 2009 by geogob

[Shaman]

After 5 years, NASA has released the final report on the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. According to the report, the crew of seven was killed within a minute after they lost control.

 

http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/home/CAIB_Vol1.html

 

Hi. Please note this report has been available for download from NASA site since 2003 - not after five years after closing investigation.