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Last Flight of the Columbia

Season 1
In February 2003, the space shuttle Columbia returned to Earth after a 16-day mission. But then disaster struck. Miles above the planet’s surface, the shuttle began to break apart. Mixing powerful and deeply moving footage with telling forensic analysis, this documentary reveals what really went wrong with space shuttle Columbia and how crew and ship could have possibly been saved.
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  1. S1 E1 - Last Flight of the Columbia
    November 26, 2003
    49min
    7+
    In February 2003, the space shuttle Columbia returned to Earth after a 16-day mission. But then disaster struck. Miles above the planet’s surface, the shuttle began to break apart. Mixing powerful and deeply moving footage with telling forensic analysis, this documentary reveals what really went wrong with space shuttle Columbia and how crew and ship could have possibly been saved.
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Producers
Neil Beasley
Studio
BBC
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