Lessons from The Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster | Behind the Wings
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2024
- Lessons from The Space Shuttle Columbia Mishap | Behind the Wings
As we come up on the 20th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster, we’re going to go Behind the Wings of a fatal accident in the US Space Program - what went wrong, and what we can learn from it.
On February 1, 2003, the Space shuttle Columbia was destroyed during STS-107 upon atmospheric re-entry, killing the seven astronauts on board. This disaster led to the suspension of space shuttle flights for more than two years while NASA investigated the cause of the destruction.
After the incident, NASA, led by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, took a hard look at what went wrong, and looked ahead to fix the issues, both technical and organizational.
In memoriam of commander Rick Husband; pilot William McCool; mission specialists Michael Anderson, David Brown, Kalpana Chawla, and Laurel Clark; and payload specialist Ilan Ramon.
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Thanks to the work of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board for making this video possible. This video is dedicated to the fallen heroes who gave their lives in the pursuit of space exploration. As always, leave your questions and we'll get to as many as we can!
0:17 - "Complex systems fail in complex ways" ...
That is the kicker in both orbiter losses is it not? Neither one was lost in a "complex way" ... simply put it was a cold/harden rubber O-ring with Challenger and the Foam strike during Columbia's ascent. It isn't like an orbiter was lost due to some failure within the complex RS-25 or an errant anomaly within some other complex part. Rubber and Foam.
-STS-27 (Atlantis) barely came back suffering severe tile damage due to foam ... 15 years before Columbia. Several other flights exhibited damaged tiles due to foam strikes.
-The problem with the rubber O-rings had been known even before the first shuttle launch, first blow-by occurred on STS-2 with several more instances happening prior to Challenger.
Think it would be better argued that complex systems fail when complacency takes over...
It was truly a terrible tragedy. Thanks for sharing.
The main external tank used to be painted white, to prevent ice build-up, according to the original briefs. Nasa stopped painting the external tank for weight savings which was applied to payload capacity. More payload, more $. Milked it too long.
My company was the inter-agency secured communications for the boots on the ground for the Columbia Disaster Recovery Teams.
The lessons that should have been learned from the Challenger disaster simply weren’t.
With over 35 years of advanced material reinforcement and failure analysis engineering experience, the loss of Challenger and Columbia were 100% preventable.
Wow, I didn't know they recovered almost 40% of the debris. That's actually really impressive considering what they were working with.
Great video
1rst comment in 2023 on a unfortunate incident
NASA PISSES ME OFF THEY NEVER LOOK AHEAD! IT WOULD BE SIMPLE TO HAVE A TOOL BOX BOARD WITH SCREWS AND WASHERS AND BOLTS! THE SHUTTLE HAD THE RIGHT PARTS ON BOARD TO FIX THAT HOLE. ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS A SPACE WALK WITH THE LINE ATTACHED TO THE RAIL OF THE SHUTTLE CARGO BAY! EVEN 2 LIFE LINES YOU HAD AN ENGINEER ON BOARD FOR PETE SAKE! HE COULD HAVE THE HOLE IN THE SHUTTLES WING!
One suggestion, I thought this was a good video on the Columbia disaster but the intro and outro music felt out of place with the tone of the subject matter.
What should have been learned, is that when you let bean counters, bureaucrats and politicians run a complex engineering program, it will fail every time! We should have had not one loss of this vehicle! Both disasters should be laid at the feet of bureaucratic incompetence and Larry Mulloy and Linda Hamm should have been charged with 7 counts of manslaughter each!!! Bill Lucas should also have been charged due to his philosophy that his organization will not be the cause for a shuttle delay!
UNFORTUNATELY HUBRIS, COMPLACENCY & INCOMPETENCE GO HAND IN HAND DON'T THEY ! ! ! ? ? ?🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Thought they were using the RS-25 engines on Artemis.
It is February 1st, 2003.
She begins her journey home.
Carrying a precious cargo, seven courageous travelers.
The dreams of mankind entrust her with their survival.
It is a dangerous path, but she is unafraid.
Her body becomes enveloped in a blazing carapace.
Many times before, she has made this journey, and has always completed it.
But not this time.
The fates do not grant her safe passage.
They have decided her life shall end here.
They demand her surrender, but she is not one to abdicate.
She must protect them.
For It is her solemn duty, her purpose.
The intensity of the flames increased.
Yet she stayed, seeing that her presence brought a peace of mind to those aboard her.
Like a mother hen draping her protective wings over her fragile chicks.
She knows she can’t defy the inexorable, but she must try.
For them.
The flames grew hotter still.
She fights, fighting the drag, fighting her destiny.
Home growing closer in her sights, and yet farther away.
The flames now pierce her carbon skin, the pain now overpowering.
She stayed as the atmosphere incinerated her.
She stayed protecting her children.
Embracing them closer than she ever had before.
Until, she can shield them no longer.
The angel has been clipped of her wings.
Her ashes are showered upon the earth.
Now, the streaks of orange and yellow have long since been erased from the sky.
And yet, if you know where to look, there you’ll see that she stayed as she sleeps.
With her children safely tucked gently under her wings.
- "The Journey Home", a free verse poem written by me.
Ad astra, pulchra Columbia et cantavit.
Bit more than a “mishap”, maybe change the title.
That was an interesting point about the complacency that built up regarding the shuttle program. I'm sure applying hindsight to the accident was equal parts enlightening and sad that the Columbia's crew had to pay with their lives for NASA's carelessness.