Columbia space shuttle disaster 2003
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Alice & Jack; The Space Shuttle That Fell to Earth; The New Look; Bring the Drama – review Andrea Riseborough and Domhnall Gleeson convince as a perma-turbulent couple; a devastating docuseries pays homage to the doomed Columbia space shuttle crew. Plus, ill-fitting wartime drama with Coco Chanel and Christian Dior and a sweet, old-school reality show
Columbia anniversary: Nasa managers struggled with telling crew of danger
A decade after the space shuttle broke apart on re-entry over Texas, project manager reveals agency's agonising discussions
Nasa details final moments of Columbia shuttle crew
Crew of seven had no chance of surviving craft's breakup due to cockpit depressurisation, report into 2003 disaster concludes
Nasa 'fails' shuttle safety recommendations
Nasa has failed to meet the stringent safety recommendations made after the Columbia space shuttle disaster, according to a new report.
Venezuela cuts ties over kidnap
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela said yesterday that diplomatic and commercial relations with Colombia would be suspended until it apologised for paying bounty hunters to snatch a senior rebel from Venezuela.
The problem with Houston (part two)
News roundup
Another space shuttle disaster could occur if Nasa does not address its self-protective culture, which is schedule-driven, hampered by lack of funds and burdened by an insufficient safety programme, investigators of the destruction of the space shuttle Columbia said yesterday.
Shuttle disaster report criticises Nasa
A future space shuttle mission could suffer the same fate as the Columbia and Challenger crafts if Nasa does not deal with "persistant, systematic flaws" in its organisation, investigators said today.
Report into shuttle loss attacks 'lax' Nasa safety
Inquiry expected to criticise response to early setbacks on fatal Columbia flight.
Email told fatal shuttle it was safe
The seven Columbia astronauts killed when the shuttle tumbled out of control on its return to earth on February 1 had been assured that there was no cause to fear that the foam that had struck the spacecraft on takeoff might endanger its safe return.
How warning signs were ignored before disaster shuttle's launch
As Nasa braces itself for the official report into the Columbia tragedy, The Observer reveals how budget cuts hit vital safety measures.
Tape reveals shuttle crew's last minutes
A wrenching 13-minute video tape of the last moments of the crew of the space shuttle Columbia shows them joking, waving at the camera, and talking excitedly of experiencing re-entry to the earth's atmosphere.
Nasa team feared shuttle wing failure
Trauma support for orbiting crew
Missing tile 'not responsible' for Columbia crash
'Lock the doors' - words that marked loss of hope for shuttle
Nasa releases final transmissions of doomed shuttle
Orbiting debris may have brought down Columbia
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Observer TV reviewsThe week in TV: Alice & Jack; The Space Shuttle That Fell to Earth; The New Look; Bring the Drama – reviewAndrea Riseborough and Domhnall Gleeson convince as a perma-turbulent couple; a devastating docuseries pays homage to the doomed Columbia space shuttle crew. Plus, ill-fitting wartime drama with Coco Chanel and Christian Dior and a sweet, old-school reality show
