Summary of Michael D. Leinbach & Jonathan H. Ward's Bringing Columbia Home

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The launch director of the shuttle Columbia was one of the people who would welcome her home when she landed at 9:16 AM. But instead of hearing the customary booms, he heard silence. Something was terribly wrong.
#2 In the midst of a spaceflight contingency, the administrator of NASA made a difficult decision and declared a spaceflight emergency.
#3 I was the eighth launch director of the Space Shuttle Program, and I was in charge of all shuttle launch operations. I led the final Go for launch.
#4 The crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia was made up of some of the most experienced astronauts in history, with a combined total of over 4,800 hours of training before launch.

Sujets

• Astronomie
• Astrophysique
• Space Science
• Space Exploration
• Sciences et techniques
• Science

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 08 octobre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798350033151
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Michael D. Leinbach & Jonathan H. Ward's Bringing Columbia Home
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The launch director of the shuttle Columbia was one of the people who would welcome her home when she landed at 9:16 AM. But instead of hearing the customary booms, he heard silence. Something was terribly wrong.

#2

In the midst of a spaceflight contingency, the administrator of NASA made a difficult decision and declared a spaceflight emergency.

#3

I was the eighth launch director of the Space Shuttle Program, and I was in charge of all shuttle launch operations. I led the final Go for launch.

#4

The crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia was made up of some of the most experienced astronauts in history, with a combined total of over 4,800 hours of training before launch.

#5

The crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia was made up of some of the most experienced astronauts in history, with a combined total of over 4,800 hours of training before launch.

#6

The crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia was made up of some of the most experienced astronauts in history, with a combined total of over 4,800 hours of training before launch.

#7

The crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia was made up of some of the most experienced astronauts in history, with a combined total of over 4,800 hours of training before launch.

#8

The TCDT was a dry run of the final phases of the countdown with the crew aboard the shuttle and my launch team in the Firing Room at the Launch Control Center. The crew was confident and ready to fly the mission.

#9

The crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia was made up of some of the most experienced astronauts in history, with a combined total of over 4,800 hours of training before launch.

#10

The crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia was made up of some of the most experienced astronauts in history, with a combined total of over 4,800 hours of training before launch.

#11

The crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia was made up of some of the most experienced astronauts in history, with a combined total of over 4,800 hours of training before launch.

#12

The crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia was made up of some of the most experienced astronauts in history, with a combined total of over 4,800 hours of training before launch.

#13

The crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia was made up of some of the most experienced astronauts in history, with a combined total of over 4,800 hours of training before launch. The foam that struck Columbia’s left wing and then disintegrated into a shower of particles was a concern because it could have been a serious impact.

#14

The crew of the shuttle Columbia was made up of some of the most experienced astronauts in history, with a combined total of over 4,800 hours of training before launch.

#15

The crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia was made up of some of the most experienced astronauts in history, with a combined total of over 4,800 hours of training before launch.

#16

The MMT discussed the foam strike at the four MMT meetings during Columbia’s mission. The engineer presenting the issue to the MMT was new to his position. The MMT pressed him on data to back up his conclusions about potential damage to Columbia, but he responded that the team needed more data to make an accurate assessment.

#17

The MMT did not press the issue about the foam strike, and thus did not consider the possibility that the crew could have been in danger.

#18

The crew of the shuttle Columbia was made up of some of the most experienced astronauts in history, with a combined total of over 4,800 hours of training before launch. The MMT did not consider the possibility that the crew could have been in danger, because they did not have any data to back up their conclusions about the foam strike.

#19

The MMT did not consider the possibility that the crew could have been in danger because they did not have any data to back up their conclusions about the foam strike.