First volume of the final report produced by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board including the details of the Board's seven month investigation into the February 1, 2003 loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia. It includes sections on the accident, why it occurred, and observations for the future.
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First volume of the final report produced by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board including the details of the Board's seven month investigation into the February 1, 2003 loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia. It includes sections on the accident, why it occurred, and observations for the future.
Physical Description
248 p. : ill.
Notes
"Limited First Printing, October 2003, by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board. Subsequent Printing and Distribution by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Government Printing Office Washington, D.C." (p. 2).
On Feb. 1, 2003, Shuttle Columbia was lost during its return to Earth. Investigators have found the cause. Official Board site providing press releases, events, and other information regarding the ongoing investigation.
Columbia Accident Investigation Board.Columbia Accident Investigation Board Report: Volume 1,
report,
August 2003;
United States.
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1282018/:
accessed March 27, 2025),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.