Initial launch pad checks of the space shuttle Atlantis for its mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope should be getting underway during the first week of September, pending the resolution of ...
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Could Space Shuttle Atlantis have saved Columbia, inside NASA’s unused rescue plan
After the foam strike doomed Space Shuttle Columbia, NASA quietly studied whether Atlantis could be rushed into orbit to rescue the crew before their air ran out. This is the sobering inside look at ...
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Could Atlantis have rescued Columbia, NASA’s secret contingency plan after the 2003 foam strike
A dinner plate sized foam strike shattered Columbia’s wing protection just 81 seconds after liftoff, setting up a disaster with almost no margin for survival. This explores the “what if” rescue ...
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