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Space Shuttle: The Human Time Bomb?

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This documentary investigates the recent tragedy, exploring the true reasons why the orbiter Columbia so catastrophically exploded as it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere

This documentary investigates the recent tragedy, exploring the true reasons why the orbiter Columbia so catastrophically exploded as it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere, 200,000 feet above the skies of Texas last month. Six American astronauts and Israel's first spaceman died when their spaceship literally broke up around them. Was it a genuine one-off disaster or an accident waiting to happen? This programme reveals the truth about the Space Shuttle - it goes beyond the immediate technical failures of flight STS 107 and uncovers the real truth about the sacrifices made in the Space Shuttle design almost three decades ago.

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