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from space shuttle columbia as columbia continues to orbit the earth at an altitude of about 150 statute miles. columbia, houston, laurel, you're loud and clear on air to ground one. -the second day, i drive in to work kind of euphoric because another launch, another successful launch. you know, the flight director's office and the mission control center in houston is working with them. they're -- everything's good. i walked into the analysis lab to start reviewing film from the launch. we started the film at the beginning. [ rockets roaring ] we're watching this liftoff. you see the...

But it nagged me the whole mission. colonel ramon, um, i'm curious, was the launch what you expected? i was thinking about the foam. i just didn't know how to, in a five-minute interview, set that up. are all these experiments working? they couldn't all be working as planned. -well, things are going very smoothly. as expected, there's some minor glitches. -i had gone through this process of convincing myself that it was going to be okay. alright. we're going to have to leave it at that. but i had this sinking feeling. didn't feel right. ♪

I wasnt sure what to think about it. Im not a rocket scientist, so i called to somebody who i know knew very well at nasa. I said, help me understand how worried i should be for this. And he said, oh, its foam. Its very light material. Probably doesnt cause any damage. But it nagged me the whole mission. Colonel ramon, um, im curious, was the launch what you expected . I was thinking about the foam. I just didnt know how to, in a fiveminute interview, set that up. Are all these experiments working . They couldnt all be working as planned

Feb. 1 marks 20 years since Space Shuttle Columbia was lost.

From the blog of Tuvia Book at The Times of Israel