Columbia Disaster Viewed Through AH-64 Camera

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02/01/2014 at 19:02 • Filed to: spacelopnik, planelopnik

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Eleven years ago today, the Shuttle Columbia was lost when it broke up on reentry over Texas. This video was shot by Royal Netherlands Air Force Apache pilots who were training at Fort Hood.

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Kinja'd!!! desertdog5051 > ttyymmnn
02/01/2014 at 19:15

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Such a sad day it was.


Kinja'd!!! f86sabre > ttyymmnn
02/01/2014 at 19:33

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I just hope the put the lessons learned into play. I think part of the reason they are going with the capsule design for Orion is to allow crew escape on launch and to keep the entry vehicle out of any debris path on accent.

Interesting reading...
http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/caib/…


Kinja'd!!! Taylor Hedgie > ttyymmnn
02/01/2014 at 21:10

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I really got the most uncomfortable feeling watching this.


Kinja'd!!! Grindintosecond > f86sabre
02/01/2014 at 22:27

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Also they're not building a moving van. Very nice reading. did you get the most recent Air&Space? Cool article on the astronaut program in it's current state..


Kinja'd!!! f86sabre > Grindintosecond
02/01/2014 at 22:53

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I will have to look. I have a stack I keep for when I travel. I read the one about the NASA workers and where they have gone.


Kinja'd!!! Grindintosecond > f86sabre
02/01/2014 at 23:28

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Yeah thats it. It blurbed about the program. Had a picture of the astronaut class of 90-something (lots!) and then last years class pic....8 people i think. Was cool.