Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster Pt 2: Final Descent | BBC Studios

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14 жыл бұрын

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Part two of six. This clip begins with the astronauts on board preparing for the shuttle's descent to earth and ends with the haunting scenes at NASA's Mission Control at the moment disaster struck. Moving footage from the BBC Horizon programme The Last Flight of the Columbia. Watch more high quality videos on the new BBC Worldwide KZfaq channel here: / bbcworldwide
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@lonewolffisherman7092
@lonewolffisherman7092 4 жыл бұрын
Can't imagine being the guy doing the com check and not getting a response.
@dontgetmadgetwise4271
@dontgetmadgetwise4271 4 жыл бұрын
A professional doing his job well.
@sergiodiaz1365
@sergiodiaz1365 4 жыл бұрын
Are we not entertained? True
@jordistrybos3438
@jordistrybos3438 4 жыл бұрын
The most eerie com check ever, just the silence and hope for a response...
@footballfever7242
@footballfever7242 4 жыл бұрын
better than being the responder..
@glennchamberlain1737
@glennchamberlain1737 4 жыл бұрын
@@jordistrybos3438 The first couple likely didn't raise any alarm. Sometimes you just lose comms which is why the "Comm check" is such a repeated phrase throughout film.
@TheNightWatcher1385
@TheNightWatcher1385 4 жыл бұрын
As a work safety instructor once told me: “Safety regulations are written in blood.”
@moto6ixmoto83
@moto6ixmoto83 4 жыл бұрын
Especially when it comes to something as complex and precise as rocket science.
@jamirimaj6880
@jamirimaj6880 4 жыл бұрын
Hard to say this, but if they somehow survived, someone else would suffer their fate after. No other humans died in space after this (so far), therefore their sacrifice was not in vain.
@DJOfRadioGallifrey
@DJOfRadioGallifrey 4 жыл бұрын
you gave me chills.
@AnaVerona_
@AnaVerona_ 4 жыл бұрын
@@jamirimaj6880 therefore their sacrifice is a precious, priceless apport that we all honor and respect.
@gauravbhardwaj2939
@gauravbhardwaj2939 4 жыл бұрын
This is deep man.
@greggd2027
@greggd2027 9 ай бұрын
I've seen the whole video a few times but didn't notice the flight director crying until now. He still kept it together and did his job. They all did. What a tragic day 😢
@iloveEngland16
@iloveEngland16 Ай бұрын
I literally just noticed the same thing after watching the footage so many times, that one tear rolling down his left cheek. Makes the emotions and panic he must have been feeling so much more visible. Honestly I can never imagine what must have been going through his head.
@emilyvogt66
@emilyvogt66 3 жыл бұрын
2:54 - The grief (and tears) on the flight director's face...absolutely heartbreaking. RIP to the brave Columbia astronauts.
@lifewithsy7950
@lifewithsy7950 2 жыл бұрын
Jesus Christ died on the Cross for our sins, was buried, and then rose again 3 days later, and through Him we can have eternal life.
@nestesaippua
@nestesaippua 2 жыл бұрын
@@lifewithsy7950 theres no god.
@cynthcorcor126
@cynthcorcor126 2 жыл бұрын
Columbia ❤️ 😇
@xaviersavedra711
@xaviersavedra711 2 жыл бұрын
@@lifewithsy7950 No one asked for your religious spam. Bible thumpers are annoying.
@porkyminch5131
@porkyminch5131 Жыл бұрын
@@nestesaippua Let the man believe, he is not hurting anyone.
@thebaldingsparrow5392
@thebaldingsparrow5392 4 жыл бұрын
The sound of silence truly is deafening.
@TheHmmer4
@TheHmmer4 4 жыл бұрын
How many oxymorons you need?
@thebaldingsparrow5392
@thebaldingsparrow5392 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheHmmer4 12
@thebaldingsparrow5392
@thebaldingsparrow5392 4 жыл бұрын
@@necropotence4781 thanks
@MrSamdabeast
@MrSamdabeast 4 жыл бұрын
Couldn't have said it more cliche myself
@Skizzap
@Skizzap 3 жыл бұрын
TheHmmer three
@HighrockTendales
@HighrockTendales 10 жыл бұрын
I can't even imagine how that must have felt in mission control. Just a sickening disgusting cold feeling.
@undersounds7775
@undersounds7775 6 жыл бұрын
Vibhor BIST go watch your childish videos and get out of these ones where we actually take things seriously
@mfuji02
@mfuji02 6 жыл бұрын
2:58 O God
@sarbikdas3230
@sarbikdas3230 5 жыл бұрын
Hollow from the inside...
@jackmehoff4429
@jackmehoff4429 5 жыл бұрын
Mission control knew this shuttle won't Land on earth in 1 peace and they decided not to tell the crew.
@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043
@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043 5 жыл бұрын
Nicholas Johnson • You are exactly right, and to say anything negative or untrue about this tragedy is what’s really despicable.
@dianealbrecht496
@dianealbrecht496 3 ай бұрын
My late husband was a quality control engineer @ NASA. I'm so glad he wasn't here to see this. I was crushed by this disaster. RIP.
@jeffreyknight3884
@jeffreyknight3884 3 жыл бұрын
This is the risk each astronaut knows when you explore the unknown in space. Rest in peace you brave heroes.
@linanicolia1363
@linanicolia1363 Жыл бұрын
They always know but hope for the best. They also know, their survival depends on a lot of people, who have to do their work with diligence. Overlook nothing and never take chances......
@LouSassoleSledgecock
@LouSassoleSledgecock 5 ай бұрын
All fake; don’t worry here
@paradoxical_taco
@paradoxical_taco 3 ай бұрын
Except like the Challenger crew before them, the Columbia astronauts trusted NASA to do everything necessary to put safety first, to mitigate the risks. Space travel is dangerous even with that, and that’s what they sign up knowing. But these two catastrophes shouldn’t have happened. With Challenger, the press had been mocking NASA regarding repeated delays of the missions, including the last one. I just watched a video of CNN covering Challenger live, and the CNN anchor started to say that the Challenger mission was finally underway after so many delays (something like “more delays than they’d like us to mention”) when Challenger exploded, cutting the CNN anchor’s sentence short as he went silent; clearly he was trying, like everyone else, to figure out what he’d just seen. It was these press reports about the Shuttle not flying with the regularity that had originally been the Shuttle designers’ intent that led NASA to disregard the engineers’ warning that it was too cold to launch on Jan 28, 1986. With Columbia, it was a larger-than-usual chunk of foam hitting in perhaps the worst spot it could have. A known issue that was manageable *if* they’d created some routine procedures both before and after launches. Procedures that were put into place after Columbia was lost. On the days after Columbia’s launch, requests were made by some NASA employees to get some telescope time that would let them see the underbelly of the Shuttle in orbit, to check for damage. The woman at NASA, whose name I’ve forgotten, who was in the position to approve or deny the request they wanted to use turned down the request, said no because, “if there is damage to the heat shield on the wing, there’s nothing we can do do about it.” The damage to Apollo 13 from that explosion was huge, it was when all the computers aboard the lunar module & capsule had about as much capacity as a scientific calculator used in the 90s by people studying mathematics in college, and the accident occurred much farther from the safety of Earth than Columbia was (obviously). Yet Gene Kranz said, “failure is not an option” when it came to getting those three astronauts back alive, and he and his team did so. So the idea that some astronauts in Low Earth Orbit couldn’t be saved if Columbia had a “fatal wound” was utter bs. It wouldn’t have been easy, but it was possible.
@lauren578
@lauren578 2 ай бұрын
​@@paradoxical_tacoMonday morning quarter back...ok.
@ilovethe1950s
@ilovethe1950s Ай бұрын
It's ironic, and hard to believe, that there haven't been any lost in space yet.
@davejohnsen8540
@davejohnsen8540 4 жыл бұрын
I remember driving through the middle of Texas on my way to South Dakota and seeing that in the sky not knowing what it was.
@ubaidkhan1246
@ubaidkhan1246 4 жыл бұрын
For real
@jaimegermanotta8831
@jaimegermanotta8831 4 жыл бұрын
Holy shit
@texasred2702
@texasred2702 4 жыл бұрын
@Jett Philips well actually we do care, Jett, because we're watching this video. True, some of us are just here to satisfy some ghoulish death porn kink and get off on watching 7 people die, but some of us are here because of an interest in the space program, or even a personal connection, such as a family member who worked for NASA, or a ranching relative who had debris from the spacecraft on their land. Carry on, Dave.
@_soups
@_soups 4 жыл бұрын
@Jett Philips What a genuine piece of shit comment. Stop projecting your lonely insecurities and lack of attention on other people.
@r2g
@r2g 4 жыл бұрын
Texas Red hmmm that was very particular about the kink think Texas red . Sounds like you may have the ghoulish death kink
@dhruveshpatel1109
@dhruveshpatel1109 5 жыл бұрын
That dreadful silence between the comm checks was terrifying.
@infinitejack2115
@infinitejack2115 5 жыл бұрын
not really, they r acting
@nestty8cv
@nestty8cv 5 жыл бұрын
@@infinitejack2115 fuck you
@CharlotteWeb100
@CharlotteWeb100 5 жыл бұрын
You know after the second or third one he's repeating to feel like he's doing something even though he and everyone else knows it's hopeless. Whilst he's continuing to try getting a response there's no definite outcome until it's called by the flight director. Horrific.
@CharlotteWeb100
@CharlotteWeb100 5 жыл бұрын
I'm assuming it's normal to have cameras in there for all launches and whatnot but the zooming in on individual people I guess is part and parcel of the crew's own realisation things have gone horribly wrong. Bearing in mind this is an edited clip there will have been a sudden definitive moment where everyone suddenly goes “Shit...” and that probably hung in the air briefly before they started trying to get a response.
@CharlotteWeb100
@CharlotteWeb100 5 жыл бұрын
You're welcome and I can see how on the face it seems odd. Similar thing with the Challenger and the world watched in horror as it exploded and bits rained back down to Earth but the narrator was still talking through the schedule in front of him not even realising what had happened. Eerie as hell made worse because as he was reading on oblivious to it all the cameras switched to live footage of parents watching their daughter die.
@Bootmahoy88
@Bootmahoy88 Жыл бұрын
The controller was obviously very upset, as all of them were, but he kept his composure and directed his crew through all the emergency protocols necessary for such a mishap. In the long version of this you can watch him as he issues his orders very calmly & directly to everyone, quite obviously holding himself steady throughout a storm of emotions. That's command stuff.
@linanicolia1363
@linanicolia1363 Жыл бұрын
Well, yeah, they knew, they had disintegrated and were coming down over North Texas. The finding of debris in the woods, was gruesome. Bits and pieces...... instant death and instant "cremation"....No suffering, just a brutal death that is too fast to really identify.
@tescheurich
@tescheurich Жыл бұрын
@@linanicolia1363 I wouldn't count on it.
@mikedineen7857
@mikedineen7857 Жыл бұрын
He knew it was gonna happen. Mission Control knew about the damage to the left wing during the launch. They we’re praying it wouldn’t happen but not surprised when it did.
@ZiddersRooFurry
@ZiddersRooFurry Жыл бұрын
@@tescheurich It's in the report.
@FrankGina2016
@FrankGina2016 Жыл бұрын
I'd totally agree Dan.
@ForensicsOnTheScene
@ForensicsOnTheScene Жыл бұрын
This is the first time I see the tears on the flight directors face. I could never see it in the grainy videos posted online. Soooo sad.
@gavh6789
@gavh6789 4 жыл бұрын
KZfaq recommends part 2..... will wait another 10 years for part 1 to be recommended Edit: was not expecting this to get nearly 10k likes.... I hope it cheered you up after watching such a sad video ☹️RIP to those brave astronauts x
@Witchygirl22
@Witchygirl22 4 жыл бұрын
I can't find any other part but this part of whatever series this is. Lol I want to see more and this is the only one. 😂😂
@Witchygirl22
@Witchygirl22 4 жыл бұрын
@Donald Trump Because it's accurate.
@basharalsharif3099
@basharalsharif3099 4 жыл бұрын
Same
@ShadowStrum42
@ShadowStrum42 4 жыл бұрын
To be fair, the ending is the most interesting part
@b52_vishwajeetpatil99
@b52_vishwajeetpatil99 4 жыл бұрын
@@Witchygirl22 ANYWAY BY WATCHING THIS VIDEO WE ALL WILL GET EMOTIONAL💯❤🤞
@thatdude4965
@thatdude4965 4 жыл бұрын
omg that silence between the com check was so depressing RIP legends!
@haych5491
@haych5491 4 жыл бұрын
What else could they do? live in space forever on a shuttle with depleting fuel and no food or water to conserve them for long times? They were also travelling at 18 times the speed of sound and were around 207 thousand kilometres above the ground.
@haych5491
@haych5491 4 жыл бұрын
@Frank Castle sadly they didn't know there was an issue until they were already descending to earth.
@haych5491
@haych5491 4 жыл бұрын
@Frank Castle bro they were already entering the orbit and high temperatures started damaging the shuttle through the hole. They couldn't just pull up while going thousands of miles per hour downwards through the atmosphere.
@massimo4683
@massimo4683 4 жыл бұрын
@@haych5491 207 km*
@haych5491
@haych5491 4 жыл бұрын
@@massimo4683 exaggeration
@rickeymitchell8620
@rickeymitchell8620 2 жыл бұрын
This is just heart-rending to watch. They have been gone for years but when I watch this, the emotions come flooding back. RIP Columbia astronauts. We won't forget the sacrifice you made.
@mightypen369
@mightypen369 3 ай бұрын
And many of the crew members had their families watching😢
@chewar7537
@chewar7537 2 жыл бұрын
Heartbreaking...RIP to the Astronauts, and my heart goes out to Mission Control and the families.
@lindaoneil5085
@lindaoneil5085 Жыл бұрын
A red rose for every astronaut and everybody in Mission Control. 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹😢
@havesomecoffeeand6085
@havesomecoffeeand6085 4 жыл бұрын
They were not just 7 people - they were seven ingenious minds, that we get from millions of people; they were not just seven people, they were billions of hopeful hearts too.
@lizzylu4660
@lizzylu4660 4 жыл бұрын
Poetry & Prose. What??
@ophirbaclig2771
@ophirbaclig2771 4 жыл бұрын
Who video'ed the burning and explosions and why do they have twins (all of them)
@tom2314
@tom2314 4 жыл бұрын
Poetry & Prose. No, they were just 7 people.
@harshavardhan6675
@harshavardhan6675 4 жыл бұрын
There was even an Indian in that
@filippoc6666
@filippoc6666 4 жыл бұрын
Yes they were seven masterminds among millions, but still seven people and their life wasn't more important than mine, yours or the billions outside.
@tiagomichel
@tiagomichel 4 жыл бұрын
They should be here, with us, watching the SpaceX demo
@pantsu-sama8311
@pantsu-sama8311 4 жыл бұрын
@120starter astronauts really love what they do and would support the demo
@tiagomichel
@tiagomichel 4 жыл бұрын
@@pantsu-sama8311 Exactly
@tryhardheavy
@tryhardheavy 4 жыл бұрын
They are from heaven watching
@KlausBentes
@KlausBentes 4 жыл бұрын
@Dwells Rivals? This isn't the Cold War.
@redluckog7008
@redluckog7008 4 жыл бұрын
Dwells u live under a rock?
@dee4435
@dee4435 2 жыл бұрын
I live in Central Florida and we could see each launch from our front yard. That morning when Columbia was flying back in, I was listening to the "live" commentary from our local TV station when a veteran reporter who covered all the launches came on to say: "Uh, oh no..." I could hear it in his voice. Instantly made me sick to my stomach. I knew he knew, even before they announced it. Much respect for the folks who fly into space.
@A350flyernyc
@A350flyernyc 17 күн бұрын
Would that be WESH-2 by any chance? Cuz their coverage of the disaster is on their KZfaq channel. The concern and shock you hear in Dan Billow’s voice as the situation sets in for him. Many of the viewers didn’t grasp the severity of the situation until the videos were being shown, but you can tell Dan knew almost instantly that the chances of any of the crew surviving was near zero, even though he couldn’t report that without confirmation. A true journalist, watching that coverage gave me mad respect for him.
@ProductofNZ
@ProductofNZ 3 жыл бұрын
It's heartbreaking that pioneers sometimes pay the ultimate price. We acknowledge their sacrifice and we are inspired by their bravery.
@quentinlahaye3957
@quentinlahaye3957 2 жыл бұрын
we are now so used to see rockets or shuttle going into space (well no shuttle anymore) that we forget sometimes that they are taking off by igniting something like a bomb and they come back in a bubble surrounded by something like liquid fire.
@midgarw6775
@midgarw6775 4 жыл бұрын
The atmosphere in that room is paralysing, can't even imagine whats going through their minds. Being the only safety net those guys had.
@dudeinthesea
@dudeinthesea 4 жыл бұрын
and many staff in this vid would have probably know the astronauts personally too. totally gut wrenching moment.
@greer8288
@greer8288 4 жыл бұрын
You worried about the people in the room. What about the astronauts
@dudeinthesea
@dudeinthesea 4 жыл бұрын
@@greer8288 uh... because they're already dead. Nothing more you can do. Lol.
@DocMicrowave
@DocMicrowave 4 жыл бұрын
@Bounze That minute was probably horrifying. Alarms going off, power failing, shuttle violently shaking. NASA not responding on comms as you try to report what's happening. I imagine the shuttle not instantly exploding, but breaking up slowly over the course of several seconds.
@jamesbrittain5659
@jamesbrittain5659 4 жыл бұрын
I get emotional thinking about it, and especially watching the people in flight control as their demeanor changed once the knew what they lost the shuttle.
@yaboi7914
@yaboi7914 4 жыл бұрын
This is so heartbreaking. Seeing their last moments, everyone was sweating and anxious. They tried to get a response, but they were gone. That man crying in the end, and seeing the remains disintegrating in the sky... this is extremely sad.
@MrEnvirocat
@MrEnvirocat 4 жыл бұрын
Whatever. NASA refused to even let another satellite look at the Shuttle to survey possible damage during liftoff. The crew was dead after takeoff thanks to institutional willing blindness after liftoff.
@ferrallezz5246
@ferrallezz5246 4 жыл бұрын
Isla D'GIACOMA ,
@ishworshrestha3559
@ishworshrestha3559 4 жыл бұрын
Ok
@HonzzaDoll
@HonzzaDoll 4 жыл бұрын
@@MrEnvirocat It was confirmed that the destruction was caused during the transition from stratosphere to orbit. If I recall correctly, a piece of insulation of the size of a suitcase fell out of the hull of the shuttle and hit one of the wings, creating a small hole in the wing. During re-entry, the heat and pressure increased the dimensions of the hole, from which the disintegration followed to the main body of the shuttle. I might be wrong with some details, it has been some time since I researched it so feel free to correct me.
@raffaeledivora9517
@raffaeledivora9517 4 жыл бұрын
@@HonzzaDoll You're right. There is a full report available that I found two years ago because I wanted to know if the astronauts were concious something was going horribly wrong and how they had died; and it turns out there's still a minute of flight after the comms interrupted and the astronauts were conscious it was happening. Thankfully they were all killed quickly when the cabin was torn apart by the aerodynamic forces, breaking their necks and spines almost instantly. A worse fate bad happened to the ones in Challenger. There at least 3 were alive up until the 300 kmh crash against the ocean, since they were found to have activated oxygen support and the commands dir the spacecraft had been switched to manual. Probably the other 4 were alive as well but unconscious. Nothing to be done anyway since the command capsule had no parachutes 🙁
@paulya1269
@paulya1269 9 ай бұрын
They knew about the tile damage. The look on their faces as soon as those temp sensors failed, they knew it was over. Heartbreaking.
@davidmathewson1088
@davidmathewson1088 9 ай бұрын
Yep, I think the commander aboard the shuttle was concerned too. These people are all trained to remain calm at all times.
@JimMac23
@JimMac23 12 күн бұрын
It wasn't tile damage. It was a large hole in the upper aluminum part of the wing which was above the tile area.
@shivinunitholi2493
@shivinunitholi2493 3 жыл бұрын
18 yrs.... those memories ingrained. Salute to this brave crew. RIP
@billyn07
@billyn07 4 жыл бұрын
And here we are, year 2020 dealing with flat brainers. Im sure they'll call this cgi or the astronauts who died in this video are paid actors. What a mess.
@Tim-K.
@Tim-K. 4 жыл бұрын
The most disappointing thing about a lot of humans, is that they see opinions as facts and they don’t fully understand what a fact exactly is. E.g. the climate crisis, there is so much data, that indicates that we’re influencing the climate in a very negative way, however an huge amount of people still aren’t convinced and totally not motivated to act. I’m sorry to comment this, but some people are just to unintelligent to have power, because due to the democracy the majority has a lot of power and if the majority makes decisions purely based on emotions and there opinions and ignores all the facts, than it’s a very horrible thing. Nevertheless I do believe, that democracy is the best ideology at the moment, because communism and other ideologies give to much power to the government or to one (with a monarchy e.g.).
@grigorecosmin
@grigorecosmin 4 жыл бұрын
@@tylert7945 Lol
@tylert7945
@tylert7945 4 жыл бұрын
Cosmin Grigore too real? Or...
@Tim-K.
@Tim-K. 4 жыл бұрын
Tyler T The evidence against e.g. Neil Armstrong walking on the moon is very weak, but still you are convinced and act like there is dense prove... To paraphrase another famous Neil: “It is easier to actually go to the moon, than to fake all of this.” An easy rule is that a lie can’t survive when there’re a lot of people involved (who know the truth). There will always be people who can’t handle the guilt or have enough integrity and that ruins such a big scale lie. Even when they’re pressured.
@Tim-K.
@Tim-K. 4 жыл бұрын
Tyler T And seriously, Wikipedia? That only weakens your statement (as everyone can write something over there).
@eric131313
@eric131313 4 жыл бұрын
KZfaq algorithm : let's see what can we recommend before demo flight ..........
@jimhalpert9803
@jimhalpert9803 4 жыл бұрын
It went well!!!
@north6660
@north6660 4 жыл бұрын
wraithM17 hopefully docking and atmospheric re-entry goes well also 🙏
@aras4031
@aras4031 4 жыл бұрын
Did spaceX's flight go well? I missed the stream😭
@user-je2jw9ew7l
@user-je2jw9ew7l 4 жыл бұрын
@@aras4031 yep
@BenDunlop
@BenDunlop 4 жыл бұрын
@@aras4031 flawlessly
@esuohdica
@esuohdica 3 жыл бұрын
I've seen parts of this video many times before but I never noticed the Flight Director wiping a tear from his cheek before now. Imagine how he must have felt right then.
@jamesrobert4106
@jamesrobert4106 4 ай бұрын
Is it the face of a man who knew the military had offered free access to imaging technology which could have clearly assessed the damage to the wing, allowing a rescue plan to be formulated? Given the gross arrogance of NASA displayed in the Challenger disaster, it wouldn't surprise me.
@extiflyy
@extiflyy 4 жыл бұрын
Bruh imagine being mission control. Damn how can you sleep after that.
@carahughes257
@carahughes257 4 жыл бұрын
I think it’s scarier being in the space shuttle, knowing you’re going to die
@eleoVAL
@eleoVAL 4 жыл бұрын
@@carahughes257 Can't have feelings once your dead
@Rachie-nj3oi
@Rachie-nj3oi 4 жыл бұрын
Where was they coming back from?
@simo6639
@simo6639 4 жыл бұрын
@@Rachie-nj3oi the ISS, international space station I guess
@Rachie-nj3oi
@Rachie-nj3oi 4 жыл бұрын
@@simo6639 OK thanks 👍
@amar.mohamed
@amar.mohamed 4 жыл бұрын
The tears streaming down his face really hit me...what a horrible horrible accident to witness...I pray that we will never ever have to witness something like this again...
@RandomDeathChild
@RandomDeathChild 4 жыл бұрын
tears of joy
@brette6854
@brette6854 4 жыл бұрын
like cops killing black people?
@RandomDeathChild
@RandomDeathChild 4 жыл бұрын
@@dustywtr6843 who knows. do u know him ?
@42much1
@42much1 4 жыл бұрын
It was a disaster for all mankind.
@ssgrimard4660
@ssgrimard4660 4 жыл бұрын
@@brette6854 what a stupid comment. 🤦‍♂️
@NorceCodine
@NorceCodine 3 жыл бұрын
My mom said that "two died, one is still alive", meaning Challenger, Columbia, and Discovery. It struck me silent that she referred to them like living creatures. My mom passed away this Christmas, and I still hear it.
@physiciantech566
@physiciantech566 3 жыл бұрын
Don't know what to say ........................hurts
@stewartholden2890
@stewartholden2890 2 жыл бұрын
Atlantis, Discovery and Endeavour all survived their missions (and the prototype Enterprise too).
@barbarabaldwin7120
@barbarabaldwin7120 2 жыл бұрын
BLESS HER-IN HEAVEN WITH HER LOVED ONES
@TheStepmonkey
@TheStepmonkey 9 ай бұрын
Im sorry for your loss, she is now in a better place watching over you 🕊️
@morganmills13
@morganmills13 Ай бұрын
As a Floridian & a lifelong Space Coast girl, I can tell you that your mom had it right, really, speaking of the shuttles as though they were living creatures. I think that's how many of us who watched their missions all our lives thought of them, too. Challenger & Columbia's losses were, are, devastating & it's comforting to know that our beautiful Discovery, Endeavor, and Atlantis are still with us. All five are deeply loved here on the Space Coast.
@Bharat22158
@Bharat22158 9 ай бұрын
I still remember watching this video 13 years back when I was so highly interested in knowing about space shuttles. This still saddens me because so many astronauts passed away in this space shuttle. Remembered as the most disastrous event ever.
@JimMac23
@JimMac23 12 күн бұрын
Two spaces shuttles were lost over the course of several years, The Challenger and the Columbia. A total of 14 astronauts lost their live in the two disasters. As well as 3 astronauts lost in the Apollo 1 disaster.
@ashstolley
@ashstolley 4 жыл бұрын
“Columbia, Houston, UHF com check,” these words seemingly echo.
@dkchen
@dkchen 4 жыл бұрын
No acting necessary.... you knew it.
@nicholas1310
@nicholas1310 4 жыл бұрын
dkchen yeah..
@LthiagoR
@LthiagoR 4 жыл бұрын
Can you explain me what those words mean? please
@LthiagoR
@LthiagoR 4 жыл бұрын
@@thanhho8737 and what do they mean by Ultra High Frequency Com
@DandyDerisetiyaHairawan
@DandyDerisetiyaHairawan 4 жыл бұрын
@@LthiagoR they use UHF channel radio communication
@faqts2846
@faqts2846 5 жыл бұрын
Tears rolled down flight director's cheeks... This explains how huge and painful that loss was
@rraahhuulliiyyaa
@rraahhuulliiyyaa 4 жыл бұрын
They lost the shuttle.they lost the crew They lost much that day
@bharatbshetty
@bharatbshetty 4 жыл бұрын
Very tragic
@emceehamma3693
@emceehamma3693 4 жыл бұрын
I bet you two are the biggest vajayjays, and probably have been bitched out multiple times by bullies in real life... how’s it feel? 😉
@theskinman1948
@theskinman1948 4 жыл бұрын
Richard Rykard Yes because only pussies would weep at the loss of human life.
@theskinman1948
@theskinman1948 4 жыл бұрын
Richard Rykard Have a heart man.
@matthewadair4507
@matthewadair4507 Жыл бұрын
Today marks 20 years since the disaster. RIP to the crew of Columbia. Godspeed.
@marie-gabriellepelletier8508
@marie-gabriellepelletier8508 20 күн бұрын
At this day I was pregnant of my daughter and I cry so much. Excited to watch this moment and become soo sad and memorable 😭😭 every year I think about it.
@Sarah.Riedel
@Sarah.Riedel 9 жыл бұрын
The Flight Director...that poor man. It was not his fault.
@jrockett73
@jrockett73 9 жыл бұрын
Peter Hutchinson He knew all about it. It happened on launch two weeks earlier.
@jrockett73
@jrockett73 9 жыл бұрын
Peter Hutchinson Its up to the mission manager. He is the flight director for the orbiter.
@denniss9620
@denniss9620 9 жыл бұрын
Peter Hutchinson The astronauts were not equipped for performing a space walk on this flight.
@jrockett73
@jrockett73 9 жыл бұрын
Dennis S Each mission carried a minumum of two suits. Two crewman are trained for EVA every flight for other reasons including payload bay doors not closing, ET doors under the orbiter not closing and not being able to stow the KU-Band antenna. On top of that an EVA tool kit flies in the payload bay every flight as well. Many of the stainless steel EVA tools were recovered after the accident.
@denniss9620
@denniss9620 9 жыл бұрын
jrockett73 I guess what I was trying to imply was based on Story Musgrave's suggested procedure where they could hook one astronaut to a tether attached to a hook in the cargo bay then the tethered astronaut could have swung the other spacewalker over the edge of the left wing from the left side of the cargo bay also tethered for the inspection of the wing However former astronaut Richard Mullane claimed It would be impossible to do a walk and maneuver yourself underneath the belly of the space shuttle to do any type of inspection or repair,” Nasa engineers were concerned further damage could be done by an astronaut colliding with the wing because the astronaut had no way to maneuver himself I took that to mean that the astronauts were not equipped to leave the shuttle cargo bay area for any excursions but for cargo bay work or issues and could not perform a spacewalk totally free from the shuttle and maneuver because they were not equipped with a fully self contained MMU unit Their procedure is explained here www.nbcnews.com/id/3077560/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/columbia-spacewalk-plan-debated/
@MatiasNahuelBozzano
@MatiasNahuelBozzano 4 жыл бұрын
Who is here after the successful launch of SpaceX in 2020?
@jimhalpert9803
@jimhalpert9803 4 жыл бұрын
Mee
@janphilipp4335
@janphilipp4335 4 жыл бұрын
Im here
@gavinmccraw4969
@gavinmccraw4969 4 жыл бұрын
I am completely engulfed by space flight rn.
@sofiaaa5599
@sofiaaa5599 4 жыл бұрын
meeeee
@marcusaurelius6404
@marcusaurelius6404 4 жыл бұрын
Me lol
@realname5332
@realname5332 Жыл бұрын
I was watching this on TV in school when it happened. It was tough to watch, I can’t even imagine what the people in mission control were feeling. That shot of the flight director burying his face in his hands is heartbreaking.
@westyraviz
@westyraviz 3 жыл бұрын
Poor souls. So close to home but then never getting there. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.
@randomcrap4230
@randomcrap4230 8 жыл бұрын
Dear God....that is the most devestating silence I have ever heard in my life. Literally made me cry.
@Navindla9
@Navindla9 6 жыл бұрын
They(nasa) already know abt this dissaster!
@Kazi4fun
@Kazi4fun 6 жыл бұрын
RandomCrap . yep
@vrxcld5014
@vrxcld5014 6 жыл бұрын
RandomCrap the flight director should be in prison
@dalethelander3781
@dalethelander3781 5 жыл бұрын
@@vrxcld5014 The FD was only the FD on duty at the time. And NASA reviewed the risks, they knew there was a distinct possibility that the chunk of insulation had blown through the port wing, they gave the FD the go-ahead to bring them down. There was no possibility of launching a rescue mission. They could die in space when their O2 supply ran out, or they could die attempting to return home. NASA, as an agency, decided to bring them down without telling them there could be a problem. They were dead if they stayed in space, but there was a slim chance they could land safely. The FD on duty was in touch with then-NASA Administrator Charles O'Keefe all morning before the de-orbit burn.
@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043
@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043 5 жыл бұрын
RandomCrap • Same here..same here.😢
@sarahgardiner1649
@sarahgardiner1649 4 жыл бұрын
“Lock the doors”. So sad.
@chrisnoy1
@chrisnoy1 4 жыл бұрын
why did he said that
@silviaspampinato1432
@silviaspampinato1432 4 жыл бұрын
It is explained in part 3
@nathanleveille3108
@nathanleveille3108 4 жыл бұрын
I might be wrong but I think they say lock the doors to keep everyone in so that if one of the mission control workers did make the fatal mistake it makes it extremely hard to cover up
@ZigSputnik
@ZigSputnik 4 жыл бұрын
Sarah Gardiner : Press.
@ZigSputnik
@ZigSputnik 4 жыл бұрын
@@nathanleveille3108 You are wrong. NASA don't do cover-ups.
@cynthiaahern9081
@cynthiaahern9081 3 жыл бұрын
I remember having a coffee out side and seeing the debris plume and feeling what happened. Started crying. RIP out astronaut heros.
@katiee4396
@katiee4396 24 күн бұрын
I was too young to under the heaviness of the situation. But i grew up in Houston and space was always so cool to me. After I heard about this disaster many years later (it happened 5 days before my 5th birthday) I was shocked at just how tragic it all was. All 7 people died, these incredibly smart people who should still be here aren’t anymore. It’s just heartbreaking.
@10RRASK
@10RRASK Жыл бұрын
I have a very vivid memory of this day, I was 2 weeks from turning 11 years old. I remember watching the news coverage afterwards on my little portable Sony TV in the back seat of my dad’s pickup on the hour drive down to my uncle’s house to see my cousins.
@pulkitsharma6648
@pulkitsharma6648 3 жыл бұрын
“Lock the doors” that really hits me
@chrisprivat4341
@chrisprivat4341 3 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@melissamccrary8282
@melissamccrary8282 3 жыл бұрын
what was he talking about though? i didn't understand that
@KittyKatt69
@KittyKatt69 3 жыл бұрын
@@melissamccrary8282 whenever an incident happens they have to shut down everything because it's now under investigation and evidence. That is the protocol. Nobody leaves the room and nobody enters. all doors have to be locked, nobody can touch the computers, get on phones, etc... Evidence evidence evidence
@LL-fn2jt
@LL-fn2jt 3 жыл бұрын
@@KittyKatt69 Thank you for explaining, I also had no idea what was that meant to mean
@bhagyashreedhawale8709
@bhagyashreedhawale8709 3 жыл бұрын
@@KittyKatt69thank you for explaination
@AJeazy
@AJeazy 4 жыл бұрын
Such a sad event. They were almost home :(
@bernaddarko4778
@bernaddarko4778 4 жыл бұрын
Yea,very sad
@bernaddarko4778
@bernaddarko4778 4 жыл бұрын
This is very scary n yet they still go
@davidb4192
@davidb4192 3 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, with space travel being so hazardous, no astronout is "nearly home" until their feet are firmly back on Mother Earth.
@angelajackson4248
@angelajackson4248 3 жыл бұрын
that goes to show Space is Very Dangerous it's nothing to play with 😢
@marty7357
@marty7357 3 жыл бұрын
@@angelajackson4248 it wasn't space.. Its the speed these shuttles endure on re entry .. There was a hole in the left wing heat shield that caused this to happen.
@nasahistorian8639
@nasahistorian8639 Жыл бұрын
20 years later, rest in peace heroes
@RUSH2112RUSH
@RUSH2112RUSH 2 жыл бұрын
So tragic seven brave people and one beautiful ship lost but never to be forgotten. Robert L Crippen "...she flew all her missions exceptionally well. She was a proud old bird. I know she did her best to bring her crew home safely, just as she had done twenty seven times before. However, her mortal wound was just too great."
@lufasumafalu5069
@lufasumafalu5069 Жыл бұрын
columbia is old and an antique , it is not space worthy but US forced to use it since US have no other manned launch
@chupacabra9357
@chupacabra9357 4 жыл бұрын
Interesting sense of humor you have algorithm, recommending this just a day before a semi-historic manned NASA rocket launch...
@Hiosho
@Hiosho 4 жыл бұрын
this is cause ppl were looking for it
@psboxgamesbrasil7427
@psboxgamesbrasil7427 4 жыл бұрын
And now it's got postponed...
@loserqt3480
@loserqt3480 4 жыл бұрын
they postponed it to Saturday because of bad weather conditions, i'm glad they did because this could've been like the Challenger 2.0
@adrianjagielak
@adrianjagielak 4 жыл бұрын
@@loserqt3480 could have not
@ardenorcrush649
@ardenorcrush649 4 жыл бұрын
Because its the reason USA's space launchs were cancelled, until now.
@kandiking2218
@kandiking2218 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Kalpana Mam . You made us proud. Always my ideal
@hypnoticmusicsp
@hypnoticmusicsp 4 жыл бұрын
It's "idol" u dumbass
@tiger1995grvr
@tiger1995grvr 4 жыл бұрын
@@hypnoticmusicsp so you cant genuinely correct him ??
@hypnoticmusicsp
@hypnoticmusicsp 4 жыл бұрын
@@tiger1995grvr nope.
@tejasmohite2651
@tejasmohite2651 4 жыл бұрын
@@hypnoticmusicsp stfu look at your punctuations first ,dumbass.
@rask5035
@rask5035 4 жыл бұрын
@@hypnoticmusicsp "Nope" is usually used in spoken answers and how come you are not aware of it?
@clover1az49
@clover1az49 2 жыл бұрын
I was getting ready for work and had been listening to the broadcast. The announcers kept waiting for word that the shuttle entered the earth’s atmosphere safe and sound. There was nothing. I remember saying to myself “they didn’t make it”. My heart sank. When I watched the Challenger explosion, I really didn’t understand what just happened before my eyes, as a third grader. The Columbia disaster literally took my breath away. I had to call in sick from work and grieve with the families. Since 9/11, I just was in a state of shock and grief. For some reason, it all hit me at the moment and I was inconsolable. 🕊
@user-ke9ij8xm9k
@user-ke9ij8xm9k 4 ай бұрын
21 years ago , India lost her most inspiring daughter. RIP Kalpana, every year I miss you. I was just 10 then, I cried for 10 straight days as my heart was aching, despite even knowing what space actually is or who Kalpana ji was. My respects to the all 7 astronauts, and their families. Om shanti
@jacksonspexarth1655
@jacksonspexarth1655 4 жыл бұрын
My father worked at NASA. He told me that during takeoff a small piece of the ablative heat shield fell off shuttle Columbia, which caused the shuttle to overheat and eventually explode in reentry. The rupture of the black ablative heat shield had happened many times in previous shuttle launches, and even though it is very unsafe, NASA chose to go along with the reentry process every time. This time however it proved fatal. Just because something has worked before even when it is dangerous, does not mean it will work every time. RIP Columbia crew.
@ajs41
@ajs41 7 ай бұрын
Could they have done anything to save the shuttle, knowing what had happened on take-off?
@hugolafhugolaf
@hugolafhugolaf 6 ай бұрын
@@ajs41Yes, there was a plan. Costly, but possible. Engineers knew how to do it, but top brass preferred to play the blame game and refused to implement it.
@Impedance_Z
@Impedance_Z 6 ай бұрын
Actually a foam hit the shuttle at 700-800 Km/hr speed that created a hole which on rentry became bigger and during the descent it turned into pieces...
@sdsmt99
@sdsmt99 2 ай бұрын
Really? Your father works at NASA? He told you that, or you just read it on numerous reports?
@JimMac23
@JimMac23 12 күн бұрын
@@hugolafhugolaf There was no plan. There wasn't another shuttle available to launch to try to save the astronauts. It would have taken two weeks to prepare another shuttle and there wasn't that much oxygen left on the Columbia.
@cynicaltexan9639
@cynicaltexan9639 4 жыл бұрын
The flight director was shaking in his boots you could see it.
@paulyflyer8154
@paulyflyer8154 4 жыл бұрын
Yes he knew what was in store long before it happened. You can see that.
@SamClarkschannel
@SamClarkschannel 4 жыл бұрын
Texass
@kirkanos771
@kirkanos771 4 жыл бұрын
If you look closely, he is crying. But no, he didnt know before they went radio silent.
@scerpalman
@scerpalman 4 жыл бұрын
@@paulyflyer8154 er... what are you talking about? How would they have known that before it happened?
@hereisshirl
@hereisshirl 4 жыл бұрын
@@scerpalman because they knew the wing had been damaged by the debri during take off
@ajmiyake5255
@ajmiyake5255 Жыл бұрын
This group of brave, intelligent people and many others, gave their lives in pursuit of space exploration, science and technology. Look where we are now, we have flat earthers and space deniers walking around the Earth, oblivious of how they are disrespecting the memories and sacrifices that these Astronauts did for humanity. Shame on all of them!
@syzygy21055
@syzygy21055 3 жыл бұрын
1:57 he already knows it's over.
@rikardkarlsson2729
@rikardkarlsson2729 4 жыл бұрын
They died doing what they loved.. Her smile before the explosion is very heartbreaking :(
@aktarzaman4013
@aktarzaman4013 4 жыл бұрын
what smile?
@aktarzaman4013
@aktarzaman4013 4 жыл бұрын
@@madhumalarilamaran4730 thnx
@yowaddup5649
@yowaddup5649 4 жыл бұрын
@@aktarzaman4013 K.C's smile...while waving at the camera
@ronnieg1341
@ronnieg1341 4 жыл бұрын
Right .. 😊😊😊🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
@KinkssNCoilss
@KinkssNCoilss 4 жыл бұрын
There was no explosion the way BBC is dramatizing the disaster. The shuttle broke apart after it lost control due to the left wing either being severely damaged by that point or coming off completely. After the shuttle began tumbling through the air, it began to separate and break apart. It didn’t explode like this clip claims.
@RehabProjectSRCB
@RehabProjectSRCB 4 жыл бұрын
You can even see the flight director crying at 2:54, he looks completely devastated already.
@hippymama100
@hippymama100 4 жыл бұрын
He knew, and was friends with, all of the crew in the mission. It was a personal loss for him.
@optimisticallycynical.814
@optimisticallycynical.814 4 жыл бұрын
He lost a bet
@JimMac23
@JimMac23 12 күн бұрын
@@optimisticallycynical.814 What bet? There was no bet.
@optimisticallycynical.814
@optimisticallycynical.814 12 күн бұрын
@@JimMac23 I don't need to explain a throw away troll comment from 2020
@alfaman4113
@alfaman4113 2 жыл бұрын
The way he (commission control)was rubbing his face and nose prior to losing communication, he knew there was going to be trouble
@letitsnow8518
@letitsnow8518 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly, i was about to make the same comment. It shows NASA knew what the problem was, they knew if something would go wrong, it would be that!
@K.J.734
@K.J.734 Жыл бұрын
If that doesn't hit you hard in the feels, nothing will. 💔
@renekenshin6573
@renekenshin6573 8 жыл бұрын
Damn, that is just so sad, after watching them smiling and everything. Excitement of finally landing and going home turned to tragedy. RIP to all the crew :(
@vikram_Bhu
@vikram_Bhu 6 жыл бұрын
rene kenshin and there was my sis kalpana chawala
@seyalcops
@seyalcops 5 жыл бұрын
Vikram Dan Barath she was your sister? I’m so sorry for your loss.
@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043
@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043 5 жыл бұрын
They were just moments from landing. I watched the whole thing unfold on TV that cold Saturday morning in February and it was such a weird feeling when you slowly realized what may have been happening. Then when you see the video of the three “pieces” lighting up the sky, the cold realization hit home, that they were not coming home.
@amerhuzairy100
@amerhuzairy100 5 жыл бұрын
@@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043 they are coming home after all..afterlife that is
@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043
@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043 5 жыл бұрын
amerhuzairy100 • That’s right, that’s my belief. As long as they knew Jesus.
@anushkasingh3014
@anushkasingh3014 3 жыл бұрын
RIP Kalpana Chawla: The first woman of Indian origin to go into space. She has inspired tons of Indians. Massive Respect. Edit: The reply section of this comment gave me a seizure istg
@adwaitab.3622
@adwaitab.3622 3 жыл бұрын
@@Aryan_Kashyap you're very cruel
@almasandiegofernando3538
@almasandiegofernando3538 3 жыл бұрын
@@adwaitab.3622 how is that cruel?
@anushkasingh3014
@anushkasingh3014 3 жыл бұрын
Amelie Lopez OMFGGG...The entire comment section is mourning for their loss...I pointed out a specific woman because she was of very much importance to my country and really Made space travel seem like a possible thing for many of us...That’s what I’m saying. Not everyone must be knowing her here that’s why i said. Chill dude
@joyhatake4054
@joyhatake4054 3 жыл бұрын
@@KristenHammerback-pk5wy Your reply escalated from 'What about the other astronauts' to the stupid ol' 'Go back to your country' real quick. Also remember, if you live in America and ain't a native, you yourself don't belong to that country so you have not right to tell another dude to not immigrate. Also, she said she respects Kalpana Chawala because she has inspired many Indians and that's true, if somebody with the same race/origin as another person does something amazing, the other person would feel proud and inspired. And just because she said she respects Kalpana Chawala doesn't mean she doesn't respect the others who died that day. Stop being offended by everything. Also, 'if you hate us so much', that's what you are saying? It looks like you are the one hating.
@franciskashyap405
@franciskashyap405 3 жыл бұрын
@@KristenHammerback-pk5wy lol you are sickk
@spencerwilson3298
@spencerwilson3298 Жыл бұрын
It's heartbreaking to see mission control's reactions. Especially the woman's expression, because you can see it clearly on her face that she's realizing that the astronauts, people she knew & worked with, are probably and most likely dead. 😭
@jenm358
@jenm358 3 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing about this. and Challenger. I still cry. It was so sad that so many lives were lost
@michaelahutto6795
@michaelahutto6795 4 жыл бұрын
Could you imagine their families? so excited to see them, and hear about their experience, only for them to have an accident 22 minutes before arriving home. I can’t imagine.
@lizkinnear8570
@lizkinnear8570 2 жыл бұрын
I really feel so upset that the astronauts never made it 😞...their's family looking forward to see them...and that happened 😢....
@douglasgriffiths3534
@douglasgriffiths3534 Жыл бұрын
Same as with the Challenger disaster in 1986. They were lost at 73 seconds after liftoff. I was watching when this happened with Columbia too. (Jan Griffiths).
@mirandapanda8228
@mirandapanda8228 Жыл бұрын
I read Rick Husband’s wife’s book about her husband’s career. Her and their children posed for a photo by the countdown clock without knowing the disaster had already happened. I can’t imagine the pain when they found out. The book is fascinating but heartbreaking. It’s called High Calling.
@nabaninandi4140
@nabaninandi4140 Жыл бұрын
Kalpana chawla will always remain alive...the girl who had shown...a woman knows to cook and also knows to fly ..
@mt_gox
@mt_gox Жыл бұрын
@@lizkinnear8570 you never know... maybe they were all very difficult, egotistical people and their families were actually glad they all died in horrible agony? i dunno.... just thinking out loud
@my2009Babies1
@my2009Babies1 4 жыл бұрын
They were minutes from being back home, devastating
@Gonken88
@Gonken88 2 жыл бұрын
They were never eveb close to home. Fucked from the very beginning.
@475girish
@475girish 2 жыл бұрын
Even if they Reached the Ground a single minute is enough for an Explosion and get killed before they walk out.
@countalucard3405
@countalucard3405 2 жыл бұрын
@@Gonken88 The "fucked" happened when they were launching
@Romanellochw
@Romanellochw Жыл бұрын
It didn't explode. That's a major error. It ripped apart from the heat and pressure the atmosphere put on its parts. It never blew up.
@party4keeps28
@party4keeps28 2 жыл бұрын
This was such a tragedy but it's an absolute miracle no one on the ground died.
@lonespartanz3222
@lonespartanz3222 4 жыл бұрын
Those astronauts weren't paid actor's they where paid heroes.
@tymccormick2512
@tymccormick2512 4 жыл бұрын
Those fricking flat earthers think they died for nothing because the shuttle is fake
@danielmconnolly7
@danielmconnolly7 4 жыл бұрын
@@tymccormick2512 Nobody died because nobody was on a "space shuttle". And yes, the Earth is still Flat.
@lonespartanz3222
@lonespartanz3222 4 жыл бұрын
@@danielmconnolly7 Please to god tell me your joking
@raymondaninipot2994
@raymondaninipot2994 4 жыл бұрын
@@danielmconnolly7 pure claims zero evidence. Typical flat earther
@danielmconnolly7
@danielmconnolly7 4 жыл бұрын
@@raymondaninipot2994 Hi Ray, There is tons of evidence if you would take the time to look into it. I'll give you a head start. Link here: 👇 kzfaq.info/sun/PLMupjmxFKflM4BB33CEklx4SrsOBL1KqG
@jaybriggs2718
@jaybriggs2718 8 жыл бұрын
When i see a grown man cry... I get speechless 💔
@captaincolumbo7860
@captaincolumbo7860 8 жыл бұрын
+Jay Briggs Grown men do cry. its a sign of a real man
@KennnnnnyTucky
@KennnnnnyTucky 8 жыл бұрын
+Jay Briggs Yeah the sight of LeRoy Cain in tears is powerful and moving. His upset was probably worse given he will have known there was a good chance he would be sending the crew to their deaths when he directed them for home. But he had no choice. It was either that or they slowly suffocate and die in terror unable to fly home. You can only imagine the inner torment he must have gone through knowing that. Yet he stayed at his post and remained professional to the end. In my eyes he is another hero of that tragic flight.
@kwisseman5981
@kwisseman5981 8 жыл бұрын
+KennnnnnyTucky Amen!
@chandansoren8002
@chandansoren8002 7 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@antrikashmittal2956
@antrikashmittal2956 7 жыл бұрын
Jay Briggs ya some time if a man cannot do something for his family in that situation can makes cry
@katiee4396
@katiee4396 24 күн бұрын
I’m from Houston and this happened a few days before my 5th birthday. It’s so strange that this was 21 years ago
@rangavembar
@rangavembar 2 жыл бұрын
7 promising and wonderful lives lost in a matter of seconds. Truly heartbreaking.
@RSTI191
@RSTI191 3 жыл бұрын
"Lock the doors" NASA's worst nightmare just realized..
@dark_shadow_wolf5048
@dark_shadow_wolf5048 3 жыл бұрын
what do they mean by lock the doors?
@RSTI191
@RSTI191 3 жыл бұрын
@@dark_shadow_wolf5048 That means the fit hit the shan.. All communication to remain inside the room. No communication with the outside world. Document all action prior and up to LOS Record everything. Secure backup data.. Say a few prayers..
3 жыл бұрын
@@babyshakya3707 How incredibly disrespectful of you.
@mr.racooniep3326
@mr.racooniep3326 3 жыл бұрын
@@babyshakya3707 you and your kind are weird but fascinating creatures of this world
@nrgnnvn6109
@nrgnnvn6109 3 жыл бұрын
@@babyshakya3707 this is disgusting.
@kushpatel7204
@kushpatel7204 4 жыл бұрын
Cant imagine what went through the flight director's mind after this. Surely a part of his soul died that day.
@BeeBumper
@BeeBumper 3 жыл бұрын
We should have taken warnings about the heat shield more seriously qould be my guess
@crystald3346
@crystald3346 3 жыл бұрын
Lord have mercy on us
@JackieG717
@JackieG717 3 жыл бұрын
6 horcruxes to go then
@tibozino1671
@tibozino1671 3 жыл бұрын
I'll bet he knew immediately
@yourworstnightmare1332
@yourworstnightmare1332 2 жыл бұрын
nope. there was none to lived till then to have died. all that were mere reflexes in light of the monstrosity he and the powers that be had to carry everyday with the knowledge of knowing he was gambling with lives every time he sent the columbia spacecraft on an mission.
@crazyenjoyer756
@crazyenjoyer756 9 ай бұрын
This is tearing me up seeing the space shuttle blast like anything and that dead bodies and the broken parts fall down. RIP to all astronauts 😢😢😭
@leelydston1225
@leelydston1225 Жыл бұрын
I was on a solo skiing excursion at Eldora Ski Resort in Colorado when this accident occurred. It definitely shook me up as I had memories of the Challenger Accident were still fresh in my head. So tragic.
@mickeyagrawal2001
@mickeyagrawal2001 4 жыл бұрын
I still remember that day. I was extremely sad as I considered Kalpana Chawla a role model for us Indians and to lose her in this manner was very sickening.
@mickeyagrawal2001
@mickeyagrawal2001 4 жыл бұрын
@Just Dab Indians did. She was a national celebrity
@shantanu4455
@shantanu4455 4 жыл бұрын
@Just Dab If Indians leave NASA, it will stop working. Period
@singhdeep744
@singhdeep744 4 жыл бұрын
@@shantanu4455 no dumbass. Stop this bullshit. You're making us Indians look idiot.
@shantanu4455
@shantanu4455 4 жыл бұрын
@@singhdeep744 stfu bitch! That means ur a idiot!!
@mickeyagrawal2001
@mickeyagrawal2001 4 жыл бұрын
@Joel Fernandes you didn't go to school ?
@pratikmogal9705
@pratikmogal9705 7 жыл бұрын
we always love you kalpana ..you are inspiration for all over the world,and most INDIA,you are great..
@jaijagadeesh1979
@jaijagadeesh1979 7 жыл бұрын
Pratik Mogal i
@thee_calamity
@thee_calamity 7 жыл бұрын
This comment gave me a tear
@pratikpayghode5731
@pratikpayghode5731 7 жыл бұрын
clopez232 hi
@thee_calamity
@thee_calamity 6 жыл бұрын
Hello Pratik
@fazzaah
@fazzaah 6 жыл бұрын
India dint pay anything to put Kalpana up there. She's American btw
@tamanna4697
@tamanna4697 2 жыл бұрын
RIP to all the astronauts on that rocket. And this incident always brings me to tear cz Kalpana Chawla was my hero and she is the reason I gained a lot of interest in space and now I'm just amazed by this space world, I too wanna contribute in this field. Once again may all these astronauts RIP😭🙏💐
@beelzebabe4441
@beelzebabe4441 3 ай бұрын
The flight director’s face, then the tears, then everyone else’s expressions and the deafening silence.. heartbreaking
@__boo
@__boo 5 жыл бұрын
That silence.... my goodness. Absolutely chilling. Thats terrible.
@DrLoverLover
@DrLoverLover 4 жыл бұрын
Can't hear it over the sound of burning flesh
@CyberEJ
@CyberEJ 4 жыл бұрын
It's horrible. What a horrible way to die. But at the very least, it was over for those poor souls. I doubt any of those guys in mission control ever really got over it
@evelynwills3641
@evelynwills3641 8 жыл бұрын
"Columbia, Houston, UHF Comm, Check" This is heartbreaking!
@mattroberts2941
@mattroberts2941 5 жыл бұрын
After the second no reply, they all knew the crew were dead.
@abhijeetpatil7407
@abhijeetpatil7407 5 жыл бұрын
Who was saying 'UHF comm check'?
@prerna724
@prerna724 5 жыл бұрын
Abhijeet Patil ...The man wearing grey shirt....sitting at the ryt syd of the flight director..
@abhijeetpatil7407
@abhijeetpatil7407 5 жыл бұрын
@@prerna724 got it 😊 thanks
@omarshuaibi9936
@omarshuaibi9936 5 жыл бұрын
😭
@spencerboaz2385
@spencerboaz2385 3 жыл бұрын
I saw and heard it fall . We had many parts fall on our land . I was one of the only two to have to go to the hospital to be checked out after finding a fuel cell . Locals still find small pieces from time to time . RIP Columbia Crew .
@jeffstorm
@jeffstorm 2 жыл бұрын
Columbia didn't "Blow-up," it "Broke-up" at 18 times the speed of sound! Columbia was my last Shuttle to work on in Palmdale during mod and refit. Test Quality Engineer.
@jshepard152
@jshepard152 3 ай бұрын
Just like Challenger broke up. Probably why no one is interested in riding a winged space plane up to Mach 18 these days.
@trish8321
@trish8321 4 жыл бұрын
"Lock the doors".... You never want to hear that. That's protocol for when the worst happens.😥
@IM26C4UU
@IM26C4UU 4 жыл бұрын
time stamp?
@BurkeSchneider
@BurkeSchneider 4 жыл бұрын
@@IM26C4UU 3:11
@notsokomal3146
@notsokomal3146 3 жыл бұрын
what does it means? what doors??
@BurkeSchneider
@BurkeSchneider 3 жыл бұрын
@@notsokomal3146 It just means the doors to the mission control room. That way no one is allowed in or out.
@johnblank249
@johnblank249 3 жыл бұрын
@@notsokomal3146 It meant to preserve the evidence, everyone in the room is a witness, It is basically a crime scene now.
@Wolfie54545
@Wolfie54545 4 жыл бұрын
And people in my school, even teachers, don’t know what this is.
@ian_b
@ian_b 4 жыл бұрын
Really? Wow, that is sad.
@ericwofford1896
@ericwofford1896 4 жыл бұрын
Geez. That's public school for ya these days! Propaganda & brainwashing factories that leave young people having to actively educate themselves on their own.
@ziyaaddhorat
@ziyaaddhorat 4 жыл бұрын
Meh it’s not really that important
@foreverbooked2964
@foreverbooked2964 4 жыл бұрын
@@ziyaaddhorat not really that important huh? 7 brilliant people with 7 ingenious minds perishing in such a fatal accident is a simple meh!?
@ziyaaddhorat
@ziyaaddhorat 4 жыл бұрын
Tejas Sabnis exactly, it’s just 7. There are much more important things going on in the world that this mission.
@joeyreamer1431
@joeyreamer1431 2 жыл бұрын
RIP to the brave astronauts. God bless them.
@davyt0247
@davyt0247 Жыл бұрын
I remember being at my Saturday morning bowling league and watching this, it was heartbreaking
@spacescienceguy
@spacescienceguy 4 жыл бұрын
Something about watching flight and space disasters always brings me to tears. A tragic loss of human life.
@optimisticallycynical.814
@optimisticallycynical.814 4 жыл бұрын
Too bad we didn't send soy protein instead ehh
@remo687
@remo687 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe because when the disasters happen, the people are so, so far away, and so isolated and alone.
@babyshakya3707
@babyshakya3707 3 жыл бұрын
Hi she rebirth now in Sri Lanka as a little boy, he just 3 years old, he said he was astronaut had an accident, also he can speak English, and Hindi, no one can speak English or Hindi in his family.. Please see this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r5l7aNKAq9yRo4E.html
@hadhamalnam
@hadhamalnam 3 жыл бұрын
@@remo687 Yeah I think thats the reason as ships sinking in the deep ocean invoke the same emotions and the main factor they share is the total isolation and helplessness of the victims as their fate is out of their control.
@petelancaster6715
@petelancaster6715 2 жыл бұрын
Dear God, you are a beautiful man.
@jay-24
@jay-24 5 жыл бұрын
Today 15 years competed but when I watch this I have still tears 😭 in my eyes
@f.frederickskitty2910
@f.frederickskitty2910 4 ай бұрын
I never watched any space shuttle coverage again after Challenger. I was too traumatized to go through that again.
@Whatisright
@Whatisright 2 жыл бұрын
I never noticed before that the flight director was crying. Tears streaming down his face.
@azharhussian4326
@azharhussian4326 4 жыл бұрын
Before landing they didn't know they are going to die. That's life, my friend.
@Shetty5713
@Shetty5713 4 жыл бұрын
They definitely knew it was possible
@marcsonnenberg623
@marcsonnenberg623 4 жыл бұрын
No they didn't.
@GeneralTHC
@GeneralTHC 4 жыл бұрын
@@marcsonnenberg623 Had to have known. They found debris as far west as California. They're just not being honest with the public.
@sirandrelefaedelinoge
@sirandrelefaedelinoge 4 жыл бұрын
Your lack of empathy makes you a Sociopath. Seek professional help.
@madLphnt
@madLphnt 4 жыл бұрын
@@GeneralTHC the flight crew didn't know the size of the hole and the ground crew knew it was impossible to fix the hole so they didn't tell the crew in space to even check it because it wouldn't have done any good to distract the crew....chris hadfield has a video on it.
@randomami8176
@randomami8176 3 жыл бұрын
“lock the doors”, three simple words, yet so devastatingly powerful. I remember that day, as I remember the Challenger back in 1986. No words, just shock with sadness.
@theHoax100
@theHoax100 3 жыл бұрын
sorry for the dumb question, but what did they mean by ‘lock the doors’?
@crazykev6491
@crazykev6491 2 жыл бұрын
@@theHoax100 it’s government protocol.. no one is allowed in or out while they investigate records. No cell phone calls In or out either.
@mop714
@mop714 3 ай бұрын
I remember the man on the moon expedition in 1969 which was exciting, also to see both Space shuttle disasters was extremely powerful viewing. RIP
@mercuryfalconog
@mercuryfalconog 2 жыл бұрын
2:37 that expression says it all. loosing friends that were like family. just broken inside
@jamesbarker9895
@jamesbarker9895 Жыл бұрын
I honestly think they knew what was coming, once there was a loss of high temp sensors on one side...they knew there was no way to survive re-entry without heat shields
@999a0s
@999a0s Жыл бұрын
those hyd return temp transducers for the l aileron were right in the region of the earlier tile strike. at that point they knew, and i can only imagine they were praying.
@weseethetruth158
@weseethetruth158 Жыл бұрын
Sad part is a piece of foam caused all of it.
@spidyv2651
@spidyv2651 Жыл бұрын
@@weseethetruth158 how🤔😐
@weseethetruth158
@weseethetruth158 Жыл бұрын
@@spidyv2651 somehow it damaged the high temp reflective panels needed for reentry.
@rexringtail471
@rexringtail471 Жыл бұрын
Not necessarily. Columbia was lost at that point but the Aeromedical autopsy indicated some or all of the crew could have survived with a few minor modifications. Cabin acceleration never exceeded 7G till impact, which is not enough to black out a conditioned aviator. Additionally they still had a heat shield, the cabin heat shield was not compromised and if the cabin had self-stabilized aerodynamically like the Challenger did on breakup, it would have still presented the heat shield to the relative wind. However it broke apart without trailing behind the miles of wiring like Challenger did so tumbled, and presented the unshielded rear bulkhead. The crew were already dead from explosive decompression but if the switches had been redesigned they would have been able to operate the landing checklist fully suited and that would not have been an issue. You can see from the footage that although they have their pressure suits on they have visors up and gloves off. I have no idea who thought that was a good procedure.
@jaylondon83
@jaylondon83 4 жыл бұрын
Heartbreaking. Can't imagine how it must feel in the control room to pick up abnormal readings, then silence and the realisation of what happened
@greer8288
@greer8288 4 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure they went home to family. What about the astronauts
@snowbally8455
@snowbally8455 3 жыл бұрын
@@greer8288 Yes went home to their family's haunted forever, knowing that a part of themselves will be forever lost. The Astronauts are all dead, nothing we can do about. It's not just black and white, think more deeply about stuff.
@Gonken88
@Gonken88 2 жыл бұрын
Everybody but the astronauts knew they were fucked from the getgo. It was all a charade and hoping for a miracle.
@leecowell8165
@leecowell8165 2 жыл бұрын
They were actually doomed 83 seconds into liftoff but didn't know it. But NASA probably knew it. But did not tell the crew or family. This was an ongoing, long standing problem but they choose to keep flying over a known safety issue. NASA really does not care about people... flying come first. there's something inherently WRONG regarding the leadership in this country. NASA is a part of the government its NOT a part of the private sector. Perhaps future exploration will be different? We'll see.
@nehaspalette4988
@nehaspalette4988 4 жыл бұрын
2:54 I can feel those tears
@danielmconnolly7
@danielmconnolly7 4 жыл бұрын
Deception is helluva drug...
@bad3nergytroll
@bad3nergytroll 4 жыл бұрын
@@danielmconnolly7 So is being moronic sheep.
@danielmconnolly7
@danielmconnolly7 4 жыл бұрын
@@bad3nergytroll You shouldn't be so hard on yourself. It's not your fault that your parents are sheep. BaaaahhhhH~ 🐑
@vitormaroso4064
@vitormaroso4064 4 жыл бұрын
@@danielmconnolly7 stfu
@thefpvlife7785
@thefpvlife7785 4 ай бұрын
As a teen getting ready for my deli midday work I was watching this live on TV, as always, and remember it as clear as day even today some almost 4 decades later.
@andrewmarsman3294
@andrewmarsman3294 2 жыл бұрын
I remember this like yesterday and where I was at. I know people saying the challenger was awful (and it was) but I was tired of people saying that in such a way that it came off to diminish this Columbia loss. RIP and prayers.
@JimMac23
@JimMac23 12 күн бұрын
They were both terrible losses.
@xxDxxism
@xxDxxism 10 жыл бұрын
The flight director was crying
@danglenut1729
@danglenut1729 6 жыл бұрын
probably because he knew his career was over
@danglenut1729
@danglenut1729 6 жыл бұрын
sure he was
@alexslingluff
@alexslingluff 6 жыл бұрын
Jon T are you for real?
@danglenut1729
@danglenut1729 6 жыл бұрын
the whole administration was fucking retarded for going with the space plan design anyway. it was a god damn death trap.
@danglenut1729
@danglenut1729 6 жыл бұрын
yes bb
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