The Columbia Accident Investigation Board Final Report, Volume 1: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Columbia Accident Investigation Board Final Report, Volume 1, credited to Columbia Accident Investigation Board, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Columbia Accident Investigation Board Final Report, Volume 1 by Columbia Accident Investigation Board. Read in English by volunteer readers. In 1981, Columbia became the first spacecraft of its type to fly in Earth orbit and successfully completed 27 missions over more than two decades. During the STS-107 mission, Columbia and its crew traveled more than six million miles in 16 days. The Orbiterʼs destruction, just 16 minutes before scheduled touchdown, shows that space flight is still far from routine. It involves a substantial element of risk, which must be recognized, but never accepted with resignation. The seven Columbia astronauts believed that the risk was worth the reward. The Board salutes their courage and dedicates this report to their memory. - Summary from the Board Report Note: Volumes 2-6 are supporting documents and transcripts not included in this recording.

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Columbia Accident Investigation Board Final Report, Volume 1
• Author credits: Columbia Accident Investigation Board
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 38
• Listed recording duration: 19:03:08

Catalogue topics

• disaster
• investigation
• columbia
• space shuttle
• nasa

Opening tracks: first 24 of 38

1. 01 - Cover Explanation, In Memoriam, Board Statement — 11:47
2. 02 - Executive Summary, Report Synopsis — 22:54
3. 03 - An Introduction to the Space Shuttle, An Introduction to NASA — 21:50
4. 04 - Pt 1: The Accident Ch 1: The Evolution of the Space Shuttle Program — 35:20
5. 05 - Ch 2a: Columbia's Final Flight, part 1 — 32:27
6. 06 - Ch 2b: Columbia's Final Flight, part 2 — 32:50
7. 07 - Ch 2c: Columbia's Final Flight, part 3 — 29:21
8. 08 - Mission Control Center Communications — 20:44
9. 09 - Ch 3a: Accident Analysis, part 1 — 28:15
10. 10 - Foam Fracture Under Hydrostatic Pressure — 9:34
11. 11 - Ch 3b: Accident Analysis, part 2 — 20:57
12. 12 - Ch 3c: Accident Analysis, part 3 — 29:55
13. 13 - Ch 3d: Accident Analysis, part 4 — 48:50
14. 14 - Ch 3e: Accident Analysis, part 5 — 29:51
15. 15 - Ch 3f: Accident Analysis, part 6 — 27:56
16. 16 - Ch 4a: Other Factors Considered, part 1 — 29:55
17. 17 - Ch 4b: Other Factors Considered, part 2 — 30:47
18. 18 - Pt 2: Why the Accident Occurred, Ch 5a: From Challenger to Columbia, part 1 — 41:13
19. 19 - Ch 5b: From Challenger to Columbia, part 2 — 34:13
20. 20 - Ch 5c: From Challenger to Columbia, part 3 — 37:41
21. 21 - Ch 6a: Decision Making at NASA, part 1 — 41:22
22. 22 - Ch 6b: Decision Making at NASA, part 2 — 27:14
23. 23 - Ch 6c: Decision Making at NASA, part 3 — 35:34
24. 24 - Ch 6d: Decision Making at NASA, part 4 — 24:20

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