Complete Table of Contents

--Complete Index--

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Analysis of Columbia's Descent and Breakup

  1. Engineering Analysis of STS-107 Reentry

  1. Overview of Anomalous Events During Columbia's Reentry

  2. Columbia's Breakup and Debris Field With Debris Trajectory

  3. Effects of Hypersonic Flow During Reentry of the Space Shuttle

  4. Temperature Variations During Orbit and  Reentry of the Space Shuttle

  1. Official Investigation Theories, Data and Conclusions

  1. Possible Damage Incurred by Columbia During Launch & Ascent

  2. Effects of Implied Damage During Columbia's Reentry

  3. The Official Investigation and the C.A.I.B.
    Source for Volumes I through VI of the Official Final Report

  1. Technical Overview of the Space Shuttle Orbiter

0.   Overall Dimensions and Specifications

  1. Forward Fuselage Structures and Components

  2. Mid and Aft Fuselage Structures and Components

  3. Wings, Vertical Tail, Body Flap and Control Surfaces

  4. Avionics and Communications Systems


Reference Pages & General Information


Supplementary Pages

  1. Past and Present News Stories on STS-107

  2. Current Status of Each Space Shuttle

  3. Columbia's Most Recent Overhaul

  4. Reentry of the Buran Space Shuttle

  5. The History and Functioning of HAARP