News imageLast Flight of the Columbia
News imageLast Flight of the Columbia
Last Flight of the Columbia
20031 EpisodeTV-PG

In February 2003, the space shuttle Columbia returned to Earth after a 16-day mission. But then disaster struck. Miles above the planet’s surface, the shuttle began to break apart. Mixing powerful and deeply moving footage with telling forensic analysis, this documentary reveals what really went wrong with space shuttle Columbia and how crew and ship could have possibly been saved.

Contributors

Director:

Neil Beasley

Producer:

Neil Beasley

Series Production Company

BBC