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Columbia Accident Investigation Board Final Report, Volume 1

In 1981, Columbia became the first spacecraft of its type to fly in Earth orbit and successfully completed 27 missions over more than two decades. During the STS-107 mission, Columbia and its crew traveled more than six million miles in 16 days. The Orbiterʼs destruction, just 16 minutes before scheduled touchdown, shows that space flight is still far from routine. It involves a substantial element of risk, which must be recognized, but never accepted with resignation. The seven Columbia astronauts believed that the risk was worth the reward. The Board salutes their courage and dedicates this report to their memory. - Summary from the Board Report

Note: Volumes 2-6 are supporting documents and transcripts not included in this recording.

Year of Publication: 2003Genres: Transportation , Modern (20th C)

Running Time: 19 hours 03 minutes 08 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Cover Explanation, In Memoriam, Board Statement MaryAnn	11:47
2	Executive Summary, Report Synopsis MaryAnn	22:54
3	An Introduction to the Space Shuttle, An Introduction to NASA Availle	21:50
4	Pt 1: The Accident Ch 1: The Evolution of the Space Shuttle Program Availle	35:20
5	Ch 2a: Columbia's Final Flight, part 1 Maria Kasper	32:27
6	Ch 2b: Columbia's Final Flight, part 2 Maria Kasper	32:50
7	Ch 2c: Columbia's Final Flight, part 3 Maria Kasper	29:21
8	Mission Control Center Communications Roger Melin	20:44
9	Ch 3a: Accident Analysis, part 1 Norman Elfer	28:15
10	Foam Fracture Under Hydrostatic Pressure Doug Sheppard	9:34
11	Ch 3b: Accident Analysis, part 2 JudyDerby	20:57
12	Ch 3c: Accident Analysis, part 3 Patrick McHaffie	29:55
13	Ch 3d: Accident Analysis, part 4 Patrick McHaffie	48:50
14	Ch 3e: Accident Analysis, part 5 Patrick McHaffie	29:51
15	Ch 3f: Accident Analysis, part 6 Patrick McHaffie	27:57
16	Ch 4a: Other Factors Considered, part 1 TriciaG	29:55
17	Ch 4b: Other Factors Considered, part 2 TriciaG	30:47
18	Pt 2: Why the Accident Occurred, Ch 5a: From Challenger to Columbia, part 1 Maria Kasper	41:13
19	Ch 5b: From Challenger to Columbia, part 2 Maria Kasper	34:13
20	Ch 5c: From Challenger to Columbia, part 3 Maria Kasper	37:41
21	Ch 6a: Decision Making at NASA, part 1 Patrick McHaffie	41:22
22	Ch 6b: Decision Making at NASA, part 2 Maria Kasper	27:14
23	Ch 6c: Decision Making at NASA, part 3 Maria Kasper	35:34
24	Ch 6d: Decision Making at NASA, part 4 Maria Kasper	24:20
25	Ch 6e: Decision Making at NASA, part 5 Maria Kasper	27:31
26	Ch 6f: Decision Making at NASA, part 6 Maria Kasper	27:05
27	Ch 6g: Decision Making at NASA, part 7 Maria Kasper	34:29
28	Ch 6h: Decision Making at NASA, part 8 Maria Kasper	36:50
29	Ch 6i: Decision Making at NASA, part 9 Maria Kasper	9:38
30	Ch 7a: The Accident's Organizational Causes, part 1 Norman Elfer	35:01
31	Ch 7b: The Accident's Organizational Causes, part 2 Norman Elfer	31:36
32	Ch 7c: The Accident's Organizational Causes, part 3 TriciaG	41:09
33	Ch 8a: History As Cause: Columbia and Challenger, part 1 Richard Shipp	28:46
34	Ch 8b: History As Cause: Columbia and Challenger, part 2 Richard Shipp	34:50
35	Pt 3: A Look Ahead, Ch 9: Implications for the Future of Human Space Flight TriciaG	35:02
36	Ch 10a: Other Significant Observations, part 1 Mark Chulsky	33:07
37	Ch 10b: Other Significant Observations, part 2 Mark Chulsky	49:47
38	Ch 11: Recommendations Doug Sheppard	13:26