In 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated mid-air after damaged heat shield tiles failed to protect the craft during reentry. In a cartoon-style that needs no translation, this Voice of Russia video replays the critical events that led to that tragedy and the loss of seven astronauts.
















































































































![A trajectory analysis that used a computational fluid dynamics approach to determine the likely position and velocity histories of the foam (Credits: NASA Ref [1] p61).](https://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fluid-dynamics-trajectory-analysis-50x50.jpg)



Leave a Reply