Lessons from the Columbia Disaster

Lessons from the Columbia Disaster

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Lessons from the Columbia Disaster

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Columbia Disaster
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Table of Contents
1. Overview
2. Cause of the Failure
3. Co…

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Columbia Disaster
• Space shuttle Columbia, re-entering Earth…

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Cause of Failure
• Insulating foam separates from external ta…

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Cause of Failure
• Many times chunks of insulating foam broke…

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Cause of Failure
• Foam strike detected in launch videos on D…

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Earlier Shuttles
• January 28, 1986, the shuttle Challenger e…

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Earlier Shuttles
• Liquid hydrogen tank explodes, ruptures li…

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Corrective Actions
• NASA created a contingency plans to
la…

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Requirement Issue
– Both disasters happened because of both p…

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Bibliography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Colum…

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Lessons from the Columbia Disaster

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This presentation explores the catastrophic Columbia disaster, detailing the causes that led to the tragic loss of seven astronauts. It discusses the failure of the thermal protection system due to foam insulation and highlights NASA's response and corrective actions taken afterward. The analysis stresses the importance of recognizing risks and the human factors contributing to the oversight in mission management.

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