Final radio transmissions chronicling the efforts of mission control as it became painfully aware of the destruction of the space shuttle columbia were released by nasa yesterday.
Lock the doors columbia shuttle.
Est this view of a tense mission control was acquired a quarter of an hour after the first sign of trouble and a minute ahead of columbia s expected landing.
Not a problem rick.
Cain may be best known to the public from footage and documentaries showing his work as the entry flight director for sts 107 the mission that ended in the catastrophic disintegration of space shuttle.
We ll give an item 27.
They have good ei entry interactive when shuttle hits the atmosphere minus attitude at this time.
The space shuttle columbia disaster was a fatal incident in the united states space program that occurred on february 1 2003 when the space shuttle columbia ov 102 disintegrated as it reentered the atmosphere killing all seven crew members the disaster was the second fatal accident in the space shuttle program after the 1986 breakup of challenger soon after liftoff.
Cain born february 4 1964 is an american aerospace engineer who worked for nasa as a flight director launch integration manager and deputy manager of the space shuttle program.
Rick we are ready for.
It is a few minutes past 9 a m.
Remembering columbia s final return to earth by ben evans on february 1st 2015 as evidenced by the clock on the main screen at 14 15 05 gmt 9 15 05 a m.
Lock the doors cain ordered initiating contingency procedures in mission control for the first time since the challenger disaster 17 years before.
We bumped the stick.
Why does the nasa flight director say lock the doors when realizing that disaster had struck for space shuttle columbia back in 2003.