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The Columbia Disaster: Failures That Doomed The Space Shuttle
The Columbia Accident Investigation Board accused managers of failing to develop a contingency plan to avoid a re-entry emergency. Space Shuttle leadership appeared to think that nothing could be done in an emergency, and no serious consideration was given …