Another report released in the loss of the Columbia space shuttle

[thewayne]

Some of the crew survived the initial destruction of the shuttle, but only for about 40 seconds. They learned a number of problems: helmets were not designed to protect the head, causing lethal trauma; the inertial restraints didn't lock their torsos, only their lower extremities; none of them were properly sealed in their suites; etc. Probably nothing in the report will affect the few remaining launches of the shuttle, but I'm sure it will influence the design of future space craft.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/12/30/columbia.shuttle.disaster/index.html

Comments

[trayce.livejournal.com]

And apparently there's video footage of those last moments ... ugh can you imagine? I hope it never ever gets leaked.

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

There are some things that should not be released to the general public, but I'm sure it can be found on Pirate Bay.

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

I was kind of hesitant to read the article, but it didn't go into any grisly detail. I imagine the full report might be a different matter.