The Columbia Accident Investigation Board Final Report, Volume 1

Author(s): Columbia Accident Investigation Board

Genre(s): Modern (20th C), Transportation

Narrators: MaryAnn, Availle, Maria Kasper, Roger Melin, Norman Elfer, Doug Sheppard, JudyDerby, Patrick McHaffie, TriciaG, Richard Shipp, Mark Chulsky

Number of Chapters: 38

Length: 19 hours and 03 minutes

Language: English

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.

Cover Explanation, In Memoriam, Board Statement (MaryAnn)

Executive Summary, Report Synopsis (MaryAnn)

An Introduction to the Space Shuttle, An Introduction to NASA (Availle)

Pt 1: The Accident Ch 1: The Evolution of the Space Shuttle Program (Availle)

Ch 2a: Columbia's Final Flight, part 1 (Maria Kasper)

Ch 2b: Columbia's Final Flight, part 2 (Maria Kasper)

Ch 2c: Columbia's Final Flight, part 3 (Maria Kasper)

Mission Control Center Communications (Roger Melin)

Ch 3a: Accident Analysis, part 1 (Norman Elfer)

Foam Fracture Under Hydrostatic Pressure (Doug Sheppard)

Ch 3b: Accident Analysis, part 2 (JudyDerby)

Ch 3c: Accident Analysis, part 3 (Patrick McHaffie)

Ch 3d: Accident Analysis, part 4 (Patrick McHaffie)

Ch 3e: Accident Analysis, part 5 (Patrick McHaffie)

Ch 3f: Accident Analysis, part 6 (Patrick McHaffie)

Ch 4a: Other Factors Considered, part 1 (TriciaG)

Ch 4b: Other Factors Considered, part 2 (TriciaG)

Pt 2: Why the Accident Occurred, Ch 5a: From Challenger to Columbia, part 1 (Maria Kasper)

Ch 5b: From Challenger to Columbia, part 2 (Maria Kasper)

Ch 5c: From Challenger to Columbia, part 3 (Maria Kasper)

Ch 6a: Decision Making at NASA, part 1 (Patrick McHaffie)

Ch 6b: Decision Making at NASA, part 2 (Maria Kasper)

Ch 6c: Decision Making at NASA, part 3 (Maria Kasper)

Ch 6d: Decision Making at NASA, part 4 (Maria Kasper)

Ch 6e: Decision Making at NASA, part 5 (Maria Kasper)

Ch 6f: Decision Making at NASA, part 6 (Maria Kasper)

Ch 6g: Decision Making at NASA, part 7 (Maria Kasper)

Ch 6h: Decision Making at NASA, part 8 (Maria Kasper)

Ch 6i: Decision Making at NASA, part 9 (Maria Kasper)

Ch 7a: The Accident's Organizational Causes, part 1 (Norman Elfer)

Ch 7b: The Accident's Organizational Causes, part 2 (Norman Elfer)

Ch 7c: The Accident's Organizational Causes, part 3 (TriciaG)

Ch 8a: History As Cause: Columbia and Challenger, part 1 (Richard Shipp)

Ch 8b: History As Cause: Columbia and Challenger, part 2 (Richard Shipp)

Pt 3: A Look Ahead, Ch 9: Implications for the Future of Human Space Flight (TriciaG)

Ch 10a: Other Significant Observations, part 1 (Mark Chulsky)

Ch 10b: Other Significant Observations, part 2 (Mark Chulsky)

Ch 11: Recommendations (Doug Sheppard)

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