Essay - Columbia Sts-107 Crew Outline Introduction/space Shuttle Columbia History of Columbia...

Columbia STS-107 Crew

Outline

Introduction/Space Shuttle Columbia

***** of Columbia

It's all in a Name

***** Missions

Columbia's Final Flight

The Crew

Richard Husbands

William McCool

Michael Anderson

David Brown

Kalpana Chawla

Laurel Clark

Ilan Ramon

Conclusion

Space ***** Columbia

On January 16th, 2003 Space Shuttle ***** STS ***** with seven crewmembers on board departed earth on a sixteen-d*****y research mission. More specific*****y, the crew of Columbia was charged with conducting research in physical, life, and space sciences, conducted in approximately 80 separate experiments, comprised of hundreds ***** samples ***** test points. The mission also known as FREESTAR (Fast Reaction Experiments Enabling Science, Technology, Applications and Research) ***** ***** 28th flight and the 113th mission for the shuttle Columbia. This much anticipated flight gave more than 70 international scientists access to the micro gravity environment in space. ***** paper will explore ***** lives of the crew ***** the Columbia as well ***** provide some *****sight into the fascinating history ***** missions of NASA's oldest shuttle.

History of Columbia

Space shuttle ***** was ordained ***** the name Columbia from a sailing boat named Columbia that successfully completed the first circumnavigation of the globe. ***** apparently, the name Columbia is the feminine version of the explorer Chr*****topher Columbus, who has been credited with the discovery of America. O*****r notable ***** vessels bearing the ***** "Columbia" include the first US Navy ship to circle the globe and ***** comm***** module for Apollo Eleven, the first U-S spaceship ***** land on the moon. The name "Columbia" carries a tradition ***** excellence, exploration and honor. None*****less, high expectations were set for NASA's veteran shuttle ***** had been charged with ***** of the most important tasks during is time.

*****'s premier mission ***** on April 12,1981. ***** ***** of two was tasked with demonstrating safe launch ***** orbit and safe return of the orbiter and crew. They were to verify the combined performance of the entire shuttle vehicle including the orbiter, solid rocket boosters and external tank. It orbited ***** earth for two days and flew more ***** one million miles. The shuttle landed on April 14th after successfully completing the *****. Since the Columbia's maiden voyage the vessel had been ********** a total of eight times in ***** 19*****'s and nineteen times in the 1990's. Prior to its ***** recent mission the shuttle Columbia had launched on March 1st, 2002 carry*****g 7 ***** that visited and serviced the Hubble Space Telescope, the ***** successfully ***** following an eleven-day mission on March 11th of that year.

Columbia's Final Flight

***** February *****, 2002 the world suffered a serious *****d devastating set back in space *****. Mission control ***** no reason o*****r than ***** believe that shuttle Columbia's latest ***** would result in a happy end*****g until just minutes be*****e the shuttle burst into flames. Red flags arose when signals from ***** left wings' heat sensors ceased. Upon re-entry, three ***** main landing gear brake line temperature sensors detect a rise at this time the shuttle is