Space shuttle Columbia's last mission, known as STS-107, ended in disaster when the shuttle broke up as it returned to Earth on Feb. 1, 2003, killing all seven astronauts on board. Tragedy struck when the crew were approximately 15 minutes away from their scheduled touchdown at Kennedy ...
Before the accident, Columbia had been assigned to missions STS-118 and STS-121. WikiMatrix פורסטר השתתף בשלוש משימות חלל - STS-105, STS-117, STS-128. Forrester has flown on three Space Shuttle missions, STS-105,...
28, 2005, concluding the so-called "NASA culture" was deeply flawed and in need of major modifications to prevent a repeat of the Columbia disaster in the years ahead. "Based on NASA's history of ignoring external recommendations, or making improvements that atrophy with time, the Board has...