Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry (2003)

Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry

The complex engineering challenges that make re-entry into the earth's atmosphere so dangerous. Scientists have labored for years to bring a crew safely home in what is essentially a meteorite, wrapped in a cocoon of fire, hurtling towards earth six times faster than the fastest bullet. Scientific experts from NASA explain the significance of Columbia's events as they unfolded, offer insights into what may have caused them and how those key events contributed to the shuttle’s ultimate destruction.

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Will Lyman
as Narrator

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Mark Marabella
Director

Mark Marabella
Writer

Howard Swartz
Executive Producer

Brooke Barrows
Producer

Robert Newton
Editor

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