This 3 part documentary on BBC iPlayer started with the crew's training and bonding exercises. It was interesting to observe the feelings of the families before the launch. And then the limited communication between the crew members and their respective families once they were orbiting in space.
It's a fascinating documentary that reports the shameful lack of positive attempts to really learn what condition Columbia was actually in after the foam from the main rocket booster was observed striking the left wing. This strike was finally confirmed, after many months, to have damaged the wing and that it had led to the fatal the break up of the returning Columbia.
It was a frustrating watch as all of the various specialty engineers concern's were stifled. Primarily down to ineffective communication between NASA's 'Feifdoms' and the drawback of the protocol lead processes where every idea or suggestion had to go up the relative chain of command: At best the response was denial but frequently there was no response to suggestions whatsoever.
Inevitably the fears of some Nasa engineers finally become true: Columbia is lost and there are no survivors. Following the disaster, Nasa comes under increasing pressure from the media to provide answers. Even then there was much resistance to any potential criticism.
Surviving relatives explain movingly how they felt when Columbia was lost and how they feel now in 2024. Some of the NASA staff who were stymied reveal a telling failure of NASA itself and, again, how they feel in 2024.
It's a fascinating documentary that reports the shameful lack of positive attempts to really learn what condition Columbia was actually in after the foam from the main rocket booster was observed striking the left wing. This strike was finally confirmed, after many months, to have damaged the wing and that it had led to the fatal the break up of the returning Columbia.
It was a frustrating watch as all of the various specialty engineers concern's were stifled. Primarily down to ineffective communication between NASA's 'Feifdoms' and the drawback of the protocol lead processes where every idea or suggestion had to go up the relative chain of command: At best the response was denial but frequently there was no response to suggestions whatsoever.
Inevitably the fears of some Nasa engineers finally become true: Columbia is lost and there are no survivors. Following the disaster, Nasa comes under increasing pressure from the media to provide answers. Even then there was much resistance to any potential criticism.
Surviving relatives explain movingly how they felt when Columbia was lost and how they feel now in 2024. Some of the NASA staff who were stymied reveal a telling failure of NASA itself and, again, how they feel in 2024.