CNN Space Shuttle Columbia The Final Flight June 4, 2024 02:06:00
Worst case would have been damage all the way down to the skin of the vehicle. ♪ that would have given us a problem during landing. well, that probably would have been loss of vehicle and loss of crew. ♪ so i went to see wayne, my boss. ♪ -based on my 20-plus years of experience, i can tell you every shuttle flight that flew had issues. people came to me as a flight director or as manager every day. in this case, bob page knocked on my door, came in my office, and said... -"we've got a problem. this is the largest strike of the vehicle that we have ever seen." -he's a little bit of a hig...