Crew Module Broke Away From Columbia's Fuselage
The shuttle orbiter crew cabin carrying its seven astronauts separated from the main body of the orbiter during breakup and may have retained pressure integrity for as long as 80 sec. after the last transmission from the crew, according to data in the accident board report. Although the board did...
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