Spaceflight 🚀Feb 1, 2023

#BBC #Columbia #SpaceShuttle Investigation https://youtu.be/2eTRaJGDe-8

'You know, there is nothing we can do about #damage to the TPS. If it has been damaged it’s probably better not to know. I think the crew would rather not know. Don’t you think it would be better for them to have a happy successful flight and die unexpectedly during entry than to stay on #orbit, knowing that there was nothing to be done, until the air ran out ?'”
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150130-what-caused-the-columbia-disaster

#HumanSpaceflightSecurity #SpaceMaintenance #SpaceAgency #SpacePolitics

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As #Columbia thundered into #orbit, #Atlantis' main engines had already been installed. So an in-orbit rescue was at least #feasible. Mission planners believed they could stretch Columbia's supply to cover a total of 30 days ⌛ https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/02/the-audacious-rescue-plan-that-might-have-saved-space-shuttle-columbia-2/2/
The audacious rescue plan that might have saved space shuttle Columbia

The untold story of the rescue mission that could have been NASA's finest hour.

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#NASA used #RCC tiles for the #SpaceShuttle to withstand the higher temperatures 🌡️. #DreamChaser has no RCC-type panels on the vehicle. The vehicle is covered with more than two thousand 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ individual tiles which also help normalize the #temperature within the craft. Temperatures can get as hot as 120° C 🍳 during #orbital daylight ☀️ https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/09/dream-chaser-tps/
How Sierra Space Protects America’s Next Space Plane, Dream Chaser - NASASpaceFlight.com

Dream Chaser, the so-called “mini shuttle”, is set to bring back the capability of returning…

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