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The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster and the over-reliance on PowerPoint (2019)

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210 points scapecast | 2 comments | 28 Aug 25 21:44 UTC | HN request time: 0.651s | source
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suzzer99 ◴[29 Aug 25 00:30 UTC] No.45058607[source]▶
How realistic was the idea of sending another shuttle up to rescue them? Would they have had enough oxygen?

If they did a spacewalk and found the damage, what were their options?

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1. tekla ◴[29 Aug 25 00:56 UTC] No.45058771[source]▶
They did a bunch of studies. While it was POSSIBLE to get a rescue shuttle up to them if they ignored a bunch of safety and refurbishment procedures, the sheer amount of complexities probably meant they would lose 2 shuttles and 2 crew.
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2. bhickey ◴[29 Aug 25 01:20 UTC] No.45058934[source]▶
The second shuttle would've flown with a crew of two, working with the knowledge that their ship was even more vulnerable than the one they intended to rescue.