Space Shuttle Columbia - Recreating Events

Following the loss of Columbia, NASA's investigation team recreates what must have happened. Considering several possibilities, then ruling them out, investigators return to the breakaway insulation.

Did a small piece of foam fatally compromise the shuttle's left wing? This video clip, from Last Flight of Columbia, combines interviews with experts, historical footage, computer animation and recreated scenes to analyze what went wrong.

Credits

Clip from Last Flight of Columbia, a BBC Horizon documentary - online, courtesy BBC Worldwide Channel at YouTube.