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Columbia's last flight /

Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart as it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere after a successful 16-day mission in space, killing all seven crew. NASA had not suffered such a loss since the Challenger in 1986. What caused the accident?

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Seconds from disaster (Teleivsion programs).
Other Authors: Vaughan, Richard (narrator) (Narrator), Bennett, Sid (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Washington, DC : National Geographic, [2005]
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Columbia (Spacecraft) > Accidents > Investigation.
Columbia (Spacecraft)
Space vehicle accidents > United States.
Astronautique > Accidents > États-Unis.
Accident investigation
Space vehicle accidents
United States
Documentary television programs
Internet videos.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Émissions télévisées.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart as it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere after a successful 16-day mission in space, killing all seven crew. NASA had not suffered such a loss since the Challenger in 1986. What caused the accident?
Item Description:Originally produced as a television episode in 2005.
Physical Description:1 online resource (50 min.) : sound, color
Playing Time:00:50:10