The Space Shuttle That Fell to Earth
Season 1 Episode 1 of 3
The story of the Columbia disaster in 2003, with astronauts' families and Nasa staff sharing personal stories of the launch, the unfolding catastrophe and the fall-out. As the space shuttle roared into orbit with a perfect launch on January 16, Mission Control and the crew breathed a collective sigh of relief, but footage taken just over a minute into the mission revealed a piece of debris breaking off and hitting the orbiter
The Space Shuttle That Fell to Earth airs on RTE2 at 11:30 PM, Sunday 20 April. (Subtitles, repeat.)
Topics
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Lizzie Kempton
Director
Oli Roy
Producer
Danielle Spears
Producer