Add to ORKGNASA's space shuttle Columbia broke apart on February 1, 2003 as it returned to Earth from a 16-day science mission. All seven astronauts aboard were killed. NASA created the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB), chaired by Adm. (Ret.) Harold Gehman, to investigate the accident. The Board released its report (available at [http://www.caib.us]) on August 26, 2003, concluding that the tragedy was caused by technical and organizational failures. The CAIB report included 29 recommendations, 15 of which the Board specified must be completed before the shuttle returns to flight status. This report provides a brief synopsis of the Board's conclusions, recommendations, and observations. Further information on Columbia and issues for Congres...
On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart during atmospheric re-entry on mission S...
The findings of the Commission regarding the circumstances surrounding the Challenger accident are r...
The two Space Shuttle tragedies, Challenger and Columbia, have led to many papers on case studies on...
On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart during reentry resulting in loss of 7 cr...
This report discusses the Columbia tragedy, the Discovery mission, and issues for Congress regarding...
On Feb. 1, 2003, Shuttle Columbia was lost during its return to Earth. Investigators have found the...
On February 1, 2003 the Space Shuttle Columbia, returning to Earth with a crew of seven astronauts, ...
On February 1st 2003, one of the worst and most public disasters ever witnessed in the human space p...
This viewgraph presentation summarizes changes to the Space Shuttle Propulsions Systems made for the...
Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Since its inception,...
Group I of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board was directed to examine maintenance procedures ...
In ‘Columbia: Final Voyage’ aerospace writer Philip Chien, who has over 20 years’ experience coverin...
This report has been developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ESMD Risk...
A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In 1998, the N...
The Columbia space shuttle launching from Cape Canaveral in Florida. It's first mission was on Apri...
On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart during atmospheric re-entry on mission S...
The findings of the Commission regarding the circumstances surrounding the Challenger accident are r...
The two Space Shuttle tragedies, Challenger and Columbia, have led to many papers on case studies on...
On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart during reentry resulting in loss of 7 cr...
This report discusses the Columbia tragedy, the Discovery mission, and issues for Congress regarding...
On Feb. 1, 2003, Shuttle Columbia was lost during its return to Earth. Investigators have found the...
On February 1, 2003 the Space Shuttle Columbia, returning to Earth with a crew of seven astronauts, ...
On February 1st 2003, one of the worst and most public disasters ever witnessed in the human space p...
This viewgraph presentation summarizes changes to the Space Shuttle Propulsions Systems made for the...
Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Since its inception,...
Group I of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board was directed to examine maintenance procedures ...
In ‘Columbia: Final Voyage’ aerospace writer Philip Chien, who has over 20 years’ experience coverin...
This report has been developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ESMD Risk...
A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In 1998, the N...
The Columbia space shuttle launching from Cape Canaveral in Florida. It's first mission was on Apri...
On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart during atmospheric re-entry on mission S...
The findings of the Commission regarding the circumstances surrounding the Challenger accident are r...
The two Space Shuttle tragedies, Challenger and Columbia, have led to many papers on case studies on...