The Columbia Accident Investigation Board Final Report, Volume 1
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Columbia Accident Investigation Board
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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. (19 hr 3 min)
Chapters
Pt 2: Why the Accident Occurred, Ch 5a: From Challenger to Columbia, part 1
41:13
Read by Maria Kasper
Bewertungen
Absolutely riveting
Helen Hebert
(5 Sterne)
I love the way this report is laid out. I love the synopsis that tells you where each subject can be found. I listened to several chapters two or three times. The descriptions of the charts and diagrams are good enough to visualize the material in your head, although including images in the download would make this even better. It might be a bit too technical for a lot of people, but I am a forensic architect, not an aerospace engineer and I found the technical side quite easy to understand. I am a total fan of Maria Kasper. I just love her voice.
i wanted to like it
guitarmanvt
(0,5 Sterne)
but I have to listen to so much enterprise gobbledygook at work, it's just no fun to listen to it in my spare time.
Captivating
(5 Sterne)
Ignore guitarman's poor review. Just because you listen to garbage at work should not impact your review of this reading.