@andyseaview According to CAIB (Columbia accident investigation board) crew (at least CDR and PLT) was aware of off-nominal events to some extent.They positively knew about landing gear mixed signals and hydraulics failure, PLT tried to restart the APU's and showed great knowledge of shuttle systems by engaging hydraulic pump No.2 in order to restore hydraulic pressure to control aerodynamic surfaces (ailerons).Very shortly after this decompression occured which rendered the crew unconscious.RIP
if they did that they would still have died because they were too high up to detach the shuttle the shuttle would have come crashing down :( its a big price to pay for space exploration but they knew the possibilities of them not returning its for all around strong people. emotionally. physically and more . i could never do it
WOW... ten thumbs up? Thats like every one in the world to you I guess, and so, that makes anyone who feel differently to you in the "fringes of society." You thnking that 10 thumbs up means you are the absolute authority as the majority of the population? Your silly self validation tells anyone reading this that you really don't have a clue.
that ( light)even though it appears to be still, doesn;t look right to be sirius-venus-jupiter-saturn.....the usual bright night-time objects,but the problem is Columbia is already losing stuff way before it passes/encounters this second object.....so what is/is there any connection?