from space shuttle columbia as columbia continues to orbit the earth at an altitude of about 150 statute miles. columbia, houston, laurel, you re loud and clear on air to ground one. -the second day, i drive in to work kind of euphoric because another launch, another successful launch. you know, the flight director s office and the mission control center in houston is working with them. they re everything s good. i walked into the analysis lab to start reviewing film from the launch. we started the film at the beginning. [ rockets roaring ] we re watching this liftoff. you see the roll maneuvers, beautiful blue sky. we do the normal review, and we start pointing out all the things that we normally see. and we got to 81 seconds, and then we see this object come off of the external tank area. it moved down, and then striked the vehicle and explode into a white cloud. my reaction was, oh, shit. - you ll always find me sunny side up you ll always find me sunny side
-columbia, this is cnn. how do you read me? -hey, cnn. we ve got you loud and clear. -stand by, and we ll have you on the tele here very shortly. say hello to the crew of the space shuttle columbia, now traveling above the pacific at 17,300 miles an hour, 150 miles above us, waving to us. let s give you an idea of who s who. i remember interviewing the crew in space. rick husband, the commander, second mission. laurel clark. prepping for that interview, i thought about the foam strike and how to handle it. but on launch day, when i saw that.footage, i wasn t sure what to think about it. i m not a rocket scientist, so i called to somebody who i know knew very well at nasa. i said, help me understand how worried i should be for this. and he said, oh, it s foam. it s very light material. probably doesn t cause any damage.
Laurel, just to be advised, you have about two minutes of video. To deviate from the processes and the procedures, you need to have a reason, and the reason needs data. Its not just i have a bad feeling about this. And i got no reply to my email. My request was never answered. Columbia, this is cnn. How do you read me . Hey, cnn. Weve got you loud and clear. Stand by, and well have you on the tele here very shortly. Say hello to the crew of the space shuttle columbia, now traveling above the Pacific At 17,300 miles an hour, 150 miles above us, waving to us. Lets give you an idea of whos who. I remember interviewing the crew in space. Rick husband, the commander, second mission. Laurel clark. Prepping for that interview, i thought about the Foam Strike and how to handle it. But on launch day, when i saw that. Footage,
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