21 years ago this morning at 9 AM EST, Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia and its crew failed to arrive at the #KSC Shuttle Landing Facility.
This is WESH-TV Channel 2 Orlando's live coverage of the landing. I recently found the video in two sections with the frame ratio distorted. I managed to put them together and correct the distortion.
I've heard stories about what happened at the SLF that morning. Now we can see this moment in history.
This is the August 26, 2003 Columbia Accident Investigation Board presser reporting their findings. Columbia was lost 21 years ago today.
I used to do tours in the #KSC Launch Control Center. The lobby has plaques for every #NASA mission launched from there. Each plaque has the launch and landing date.
Only two Shuttle plaques are missing the landing date -- STS-51L Challenger and STS-107 Columbia.
This is the Columbia plaque, missing its landing tag.
On February 1, 2003, I started recording national news coverage of Columbia's loss at about 10:45 AM EST / 7:45 AM PST, if you want to watch in real time.
The front page of the #FloridaToday special edition issued 21 years ago tonight.
The front page of #FloridaToday, 21 years ago this morning.
@WordsmithFL husband was supposed to attend a big vendor meeting at KSC that week. Son and I had made plans to fly out and meet him. We still traveled, went to KSC--one of the saddest trips I've made there.
@joycereynoldsward I can't imagine what it would be like around here -- and I never want to find out.
#Space #SpaceCoast #NASA
This is #CNN live coverage of Columbia's loss 21 years ago thir morning. If you want to watch in real-time, start this video at 9 AM EST / 6 AM PST. It was around this time that Columbia broke up over Texas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6OTlK8LVu8