Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster Pt 2: Final descent - BBC
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Part two of six. This clip begins with the astronauts on board preparing for the shuttle's descent to earth and ends with the haunting scenes at NASA's Mission Control at the moment disaster struck. Moving footage from the BBC Horizon programme The Last Flight of the Columbia. Watch more high quality videos on the new BBC Worldwide YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/bbcworldwide
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who cares?
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must have been Al Quaeda
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Omg so sad feels terrible inside.See their faces everyone crying.
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It should be protocol to check the shuttle externally prior to reentry, to do a checklist and carry out any repairs if needed.
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The lies that are being repeated below scare me far more than the truth. I admit that the shuttle was preparing for re-entry. How did the ISS capture photos of the Columbia debris then?
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from the moment they saw the foam strike they knew there was a huge problem and they knew there was little or nothing they could do for the crew
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God bless them.
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Pretty boy j flacko 😂
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I have a IMAX film about Colombia. Got it on my Birthday when I was born. A exact year before this.
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At 2:57, you can see tears on the face of the mission director. Such a helpless feeling. I really feel for those people.
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6 экспедиций на Луну? Это ложь.
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They didnt die in the explosion. They died when they hit the water. They tried to fly the craft with no wings after the explosion and used their oxygen masks as well. Even more sad.
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:(
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The "streamers" in re-entry remind me of a huge, spectacular roman candle!
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"Lock the doors" is part of cap-com protocol in the unfortunate event of something going wrong. It is a security measure to preserve the data for future investigation. The same "lock the doors" command happened during the Challenger disaster.
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Terrible tragedy and control knew, i don't understand why ? i remember that day clearly and they discussed it and were aware from launch , i thought they would never attempt reentry until it was fixed.
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sorry my mistake lol
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they said they lost com at 800
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why is there a 45 minute difference from the times given by bbc and the original video of live broadcast
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"Roger... ah but......" the last message from the space shuttle Columbia....
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