Challenger shuttle explosion. New footage.

[MOD]

I have posted this here as this is a moment in our recent past history when most of us can remember where we were when we heard this news.

Recently released cine film of that terrible moment.

http://digg.com/newsbar/topnews/livelea ... r_surfaces

For those of you too young to remember this 'event' in detail read this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shut ... r_disaster

The next problem they would have to face would be the loss of various thermal protection materials during take-offs.

A problem that would lead to a further catastrophic accident, this time on re-entry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shut ... a_disaster

Risk Management was not one of NASA's strong points.

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[Sooty655]

I have posted this here as this is a moment in our recent past history when most of us can remember where we were when we heard this news. Recently released cine film of that terrible moment.

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I was on leave from the Middle East, and attending an interview in London for a job with Enron. Didn't get it ~ annoyed at the time but very pleased in retrospect.

Interesting that after the explosion, pretty well all the (released) footage follows the two solid fuel boosters and completely misses the shuttle itself falling back to the ocean.

[MOD]

Yes I noticed that too but I put it down to those solid fuel boosters still firing and making the noise that we can still hear on the video.

I also found a NASA comment which stated that 'most' of the Astronauts were still conscious after the explosion but with no way to evacuate the Shuttle cabin they all died when they eventually hit the Atlantic.

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(Sooty re ENRON; I assume .... )

[Minty4371]

April 12, 1981 - First Columbia flight, first orbital test flight; STS-1

[Sooty655]

(Sooty re ENRON; I assume .... )

Yup, that's the right smiley.

Risk Management was not one of NASA's strong points.

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Clearly evidenced in Richard P. Feynman's appendix to the Rogers Commission report here.