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Sixteen minutes from landing, mission control lose contact with the crew. The fears of some Nasa engineers are coming true. Following the disaster, Nasa comes under pressure to give answers.

Sixteen minutes from landing, mission control lose contact with the crew of Columbia. On the shuttle landing strip, families waiting to welcome their loved ones back home are swiftly ushered away. In the skies over Texas, locals hear a loud explosion, and debris strikes the ground in multiple locations.

The fears of some Nasa engineers are coming true: Columbia is lost and there are no survivors. Following the disaster, Nasa comes under increasing pressure from the media to provide answers.

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Fri 29 Mar 202403:15
BBC Two

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DirectorLizzie Kempton
DirectorDanielle Spears
ProducerOli Roy
Line ProducerClara Thomas
EditorFraser Gibb
Executive ProducerEmma Whitehead
Executive ProducerEmma Tutty
Production CompanyMindhouse Productions

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  • Mon 26 Feb 202421:00
    BBC Two
  • Thu 29 Feb 202400:15
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Fri 29 Mar 202403:15
    BBC Two