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-for the second time in nasa's history, a space shuttle has been lost along with its entire crew. once again, we are asking ourselves, how could this have happened? -do you have any idea how big that piece of foam was that came off? -we'd heard some reports that during launch there had been some concerns that some debris hit the wing. is that true and is that any cause of concern and that could have caused today's problems? -it is true. it was judged that, erm , that event did not represent a safety concern. -this happened under my watch, but i didn't have the answers. in every publi...

breaking news hello everyone. >> thanks for joining me on. alison chemla, radha, and for fredricka whitfield, we have an exciting program for you today because within the next half an hour, we expect to witness the first ever boeing starliner spacecraft launched from cape canaveral, florida to the international space station. >> this is not a practice run this its launch has to american astronauts on board but officials and spectators are holding their breath a bit because this mission was already postponed a few times, veteran nasa astronauts, butch wilmore and suni williams are on ...

I thought to myself, "there's something wrong here. cannot possibly feel like this." ♪ -solid rocket booster separation confirmed. guidance now converging. columbia's onboard computers commanding the main engine nozzles to gently swivel, aiming the shuttle for a precise target in space for main engine cutoff. -i was, like, more nervous. you know, you see the plumes of smoke and the fire, and you kind of know what's going on, but you're just kind of like in the back of your head, "is i supposed to do that? is that correct? okay, like, there they go. wow, that's so high." you know, just all th...

-[ indistinct ] -main engine start. two...one... we got booster ignition and liftoff of the space shuttle atlantis. -sts-112 had a very similar piece of foam come off from almost the same location, but in that case, the foam hit solid rocket booster and put a dent in it. -the foam traveled -- traveled down. it struck right here, these three lines. -it didn't hit the orbiter, so it was no effect to the flight. the management team, they analyzed it and came up with the conclusion that no safety of flight issue existed. -we dodged a bullet on that one. here's your warning, and you only get one. â...

I had put together a report about the foam loss and the damage to the solid rocket booster. and i presented the case that said, "that amount of foam, that mass, in one chunk coming off shuttle atlantis -- this was the vehicle telling us something is wrong, here's your warning." at risk of being insubordinate, i said to the heads of the shuttle program sitting around the centre table, i was adamant at that meeting, "either fix the problem or don't fly an external tank on the next launch, which is impossible." from that meeting, i never heard any discussion of "let's get a better understanding o...