Une fusée de 68 TONNES et son équipage détruits à cause... d’un peu de mousse.

300 million dollars to pick up debris but wouldn't spend a couple of million to take a photo from a military satellite that without NASA most likely wouldn't be up there.

Whenever a government agency says"dont worry" then you know its time to worry

Suits didn't listen to the engineers. That's why we lost Challenger and Columbia. Gross incompetent negligence from bureaucrats.

RIP Rick Husband (1957-2003) William C. McCool (1961-2003) Michael P. Anderson (1959-2003) Kalpana Chawla (1962-2003) David M. Brown (1956-2003) Laurel Clark (1961-2003) and Ilan Ramon (1954-2003)

NASA was advised that it might be wise to divert to make a pass by a satellite to get some images of the impact area to see if there was damage and they opted not to do that. NASA was advised to postpone the launch of Challenger because the temperature had dropped to freezing and the o-rings would fail. They opted to pressure MortonThiokol to override their engineers who built the boosters and was pushing to postpone the launch because the cold would prevent the rubber o-rings from sealing the joints between the booster segments. Two Shuttles and two crews vanished for negligence

Astronaut Kalpana Chawla’s smile makes me sad every time I see her 😢 RIP

I was in Dallas the morning the Columbia broke up. I was in the parking lot of Flight Safety International at the DFW Airport. I was late to ground school class as I stood there watching this machine break apart. I will never forget that horrible day.

Idk how the algorithm gave me this weird french/english documentary but I'm here till the end now.

I remember that morning. I’d had to leave my car in a public lot overnight due to mechanical trouble. I narrowly avoided having it towed. Once I finally had it at the garage, I checked it in and crashed in the waiting room. I rested my eyes for a few minutes, then opened them to see the television playing. Columbia’s crew picture covered the entire screen and in that moment, I knew something had happened. I later had to max out my credit card to pay for the repairs, but it didn’t matter. I was still here. Those astronauts were gone. It was a terrible day.

The most disgusting thing about all of this (outside of the obvious) is, in that letter from nasa to Columbia the person wrote, "Just one thing, it's not even worth mentioning, but, in case a reporter asks..". Like are you freaking serious. That is a someone trying to save face for nasa. Period. Disgusting.

"An accident some years previous..."??? What an odd way to describe the Challenger disaster.

Rest in peace, brave crew, very sad for the families.🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹.

it's so stupid that something bad always has to happen before we can do something about it. I know that's how we learn, but when you think about it, it's sad to think this way

Speed and velocity have so much power. A little piece of foam travelling hundreds of miles and hour can do so much damage. Same as when people think planes can just ditch in the water and be fine, at the speed the plane is travelling, hitting the water is like slamming into concrete. When the plane landed on the Hudson, it was a miracle landing, due to the captain’s skills.

I live in Johnson county, TX. south of Fort Worth and I have a story to tell. About a month or so BEFORE this happened, I was in my front yard running the weed eater and I had a daydream or "lost time" episode as follows: I saw the space shuttle pass overhead, way up. Thought nothing of it; it was common in those days. A second or two later, a missile came into view, catching up to the shuttle. Big one, like a Patriot. It exploded, and the shuttle was badly damaged and rolled over upside down. Now the wierd part: The cargo bay doors opened or blew off, and out fell a WHITE CHEVY PICKUP WITH A WHITE CAMPER SHELL. The wreck was low enough by this time that I could see and identify it clearly. Almost like my vision was zoomed in. That was the end of the daydream or whatever it was. I know the technical details may not add up, but I remember it vividly even now, many years later. That doesn't happen with a normal dream. I have only spoken of this in a personal setting up till now and only one person has taken me seriously.

53:45 On that day in 2003, i was driving to work on FM 1960 in NW Houston. It was a beautiful bluebird day! At approximately 9am, something made me look off to my left... and I saw what appeared to be silver glitter falling from the sky.... a few minutes later, i walked into the workplace, and found everyone looking at a tv.... news flash about the shuttle! It was then that I knew what I had seen! OMG! tragic moments I will never forget!!! 😢

Toute personne qui a travaillé avec du carbone sait que si sa résistance à la température est grande, celui-ci peut se briser comme du verre face aux chocs. Cette configuration comportait indéniablement trop de risques en cas de collision contre ne serait-ce qu'un des nombreux déchets spatiaux largué lors de missions précédentes. Comment de tels ingénieurs ont ils pu ignorer ce fait et n'effectuer les tests de résistance qu'après le drame? Ca interpelle... Love-Love !

What on excellent documentary. Very impressed with all the details and the honesty of those people on the ground.

Thank you for using the footage that I shot of Columbia in this documentary.

I bought my first semi 3 months before this happened. The night before this my engine threw 2 rods out of the block and I ended up in Columbia, Mo at a hotel. I remember waking up the next morning and turned on the TV to the news and thought "Why are they showing footage of the Challenger?" then seen that it was Columbia. I, like most people, was in shock that it happened again. R.I.P. to the crew and peace for their families.