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This critical study of NASA's space shuttle program provides an in-depth examination of the events, decisions, and policies that may have contributed to the horrific destruction of the shuttles Challenger and Columbia. It first traces the early development of NASA's shuttle program, specifically examining the problems associated with the designs of shuttles OV-099 (which was to become Challenger) and OV-102 (which was to become Columbia).
The reader is then taken through a detailed look at the first successful flights made by Challenger and Columbia and the cancellation of top-secret Shuttle flight 51-C (which would have launched under nearly identical weather conditions as the ill-fated Challenger). An in-depth assessment of the shuttles' disastrous final launches follows, including detailed accounts of the post-flight search and rescue operations, the official investigations into each accident, and the impact of each disaster on the future of NASA's manned space program.
Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction
SECTION I. PROBLEMS IN DEVELOPMENT
One. In the Beginning
Two. A History of Success? The Solids
SECTION II. COUNTDOWN TO DISASTER
Three. 51-C: Too Cold for the Military
Four. 1985 Was Not a Good Year
Five. Pre-Flight: Dangers Not Seen
SECTION III. CHALLENGER'S FINAL MISSION
Six. A Cold Morning Like No Other
Seven. The Final Ascent: The Flight of Challenger
Eight. Post-Flight Operations
SECTION IV. INVESTIGATIONS AND RECOVERY
Nine. The Challenger Investigation
Ten. Unanswered Questions: Beyond the Commission
Eleven. Recovery for Flight? STS-26
SECTION V. FROM CHALLENGER TO COLUMBIA
Twelve. Beyond the Recovery: Was It Really Fixed?
Thirteen. The Fall of Space Shuttle Columbia
Fourteen. On the Road Again
SECTION VI. THE FUTURE OF MANNED SPACEFLIGHT
Fifteen. A Look to the Future
Appendix I. Shuttle Flights Pre-Challenger Disaster
Appendix II. The Flights of Columbia
Appendix III. The Mission and Crew of Challenger 51-L
Appendix IV. The Crew of Columbia STS-107
Appendix V. Personal Observations on the Reliability of the Shuttle by Dr. Richard P. Feynman
Appendix VI. The Columbia Emails: Opportunities Missed
Appendix VII. Mission 51-L Press Kit
Abbreviations and Definitions
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
