Which shuttle blew up on reentry

Using evidence from that debris and video from takeoff, NASA determined a piece of foam struck the shuttle on take off, puncturing the end of a wing. The intense heat of the shuttle re-entering the earth's atmosphere caused gases to enter the hole in the wing. Open in Our App.

Download it here. Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on January 16, The orbiter broke up as it re-entered the earth's atmosphere over Texas 16 days later. By Meteorologist Lee Ringer Nationwide.

What You Need To Know Space Shuttle Columbia broke up on re-entry into earth's atmosphere over Texas on February 1, Doppler radar from nearby Shreveport, Lousiana captured the shuttle's path as it disintegrated The path shown on radar was used to recover debris from the accident across eastern Texas and western Louisiana.

This tank was one of 18 cryogenic liquid storage tanks that flew aboard Columbia. Lower lake water levels due to a local drought allowed the debris to become exposed. The NASA specialist convinced themselves that it would be ok, and furthermore, if it was not there was nothing that could be done, there were no backup space shuttles available for an emergency mission, and better the crew go about their task and continue to work without worrying about a possible catastrophe.

In retrospect that decision is indefensible. If there was indeed a potential problem, then the best minds in the US and the world could have been directed at finding a solution. Furthermore, if there was no solution the astronauts deserved the ability to say goodbye to their families. At EST the Columbia fired its engine to begin to deorbit.

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