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

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210 points scapecast | 1 comments | 28 Aug 25 21:44 UTC | HN request time: 0.217s | source
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amelius ◴[29 Aug 25 09:17 UTC] No.45061919[source]▶
The main problem is they didn't use reusable rockets, so these couldn't be properly tested before putting a human crew in.

This problem seems mostly solved now.

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extraduder_ire ◴[29 Aug 25 20:05 UTC] No.45068772[source]▶
Which parts weren't reusable?
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1. meepmorp ◴[30 Aug 25 19:43 UTC] No.45077437[source]▶
The external fuel tank, whence came the foam that stuck the wing, leading to the loss of Columbia.