Lost on re-entry: the Columbia disaster
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University of Canterbury. Mechanical Engineering
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2003
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Pons, D.J.
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The NASA Space shuttle must be the most sophisticated engineering accomplishment of humankind. The catastrophic loss of Columbia and crew at reentry early this year was totally unexpected and a blow to manned space exploration. DIRK PONS looks into the final moments of Columbia.
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Pons, D.J. (2003) Lost on re-entry: the Columbia disaster. e.nz magazine, Institute of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ), 4(6 (Nov/Dec 2003)), pp. 16-20.