Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry (2003)
• June 25th, 2003 • 0h 52min
Documentary, History
Overview
The complex engineering challenges that make re-entry into the earth's atmosphere so dangerous. Scientists have labored for years to bring a crew safely home in what is essentially a meteorite, wrapped in a cocoon of fire, hurtling towards earth six times faster than the fastest bullet. Scientific experts from NASA explain the significance of Columbia's events as they unfolded, offer insights into what may have caused them and how those key events contributed to the shuttle’s ultimate destruction.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
For All Mankind
Released on: 1989-11-01
Documentary, History
A testament to NASA's Apollo program of the 1960s and '70s. Composed of actual NASA footage of the m...
Space: The Longest Goodbye
Released on: 2024-03-08
Documentary
Social isolation affects millions of people, even Mars-bound astronauts. A savvy NASA psychologist i...
Aliens on the Moon: The Truth Exposed
Released on: 2014-07-20
Documentary
Never-before-aired NASA footage presents evidence that the Moon is being used as a base.
How William Shatner Changed The World
Released on: 2005-11-13
Documentary
William Shatner presents a light-hearted look at how the "Star Trek" TV series have influenced and i...
Live from Space
Released on: 2014-03-14
Documentary, TV Movie
National Geographic and NASA are sending you into space - live! For the first time ever, board the I...
Destination: Pluto Beyond the Flyby
Released on: 2016-09-23
Documentary
The New Horizons team examines the latest findings and imagery from Pluto and the fringes of our sol...
The Wonder of It All
Released on: 2007-01-01
Documentary
The Wonder of it All focuses on the human side of the men behind the Apollo missions through candid ...
Kingdom of Saturn: Cassini's Epic Quest
Released on: 2017-01-01
Documentary
Before the joint NASA/ESA Cassini-Huygens mission, humanity only knew what had been learned, decades...
Space Station 3D
Released on: 2002-04-17
Documentary
Some 220 miles above Earth lies the International Space Station, a one-of-a-kind outer space laborat...
Roving Mars
Released on: 2006-01-27
Documentary
Join the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity for an awe-inspiring journey to the surface of the myste...
National Geographic: Journey to the Edge of the Universe
Released on: 2008-12-06
Documentary
In one single, epic camera move we journey from Earth's surface to the outermost reaches of the univ...
Shadow Chasers
Released on: 2000-09-23
Documentary
This feature-length documentary is a portrait of eclipse chasers, people for whom solar eclipses - a...
Mars: One Day on the Red Planet
Released on: 2020-01-05
Documentary
An epic journey around Mars — built from real satellite and rover data — revealing the red planet as...
La Dernière Meute
Released on: 2013-12-14
Documentary
On December 21, Nicolas Vanier will set off with his pack on a new expedition called L’Odyssée sauva...
Lili
Released on: 2024-02-13
Documentary
A heartwarming story about a precautious, 8-year-old girl exploring the world with her globetrotting...
Lunar
Released on: 2017-05-11
Documentary
In the year 1957 the cold war expands to space. The Soviet-Union sends Sputnik as the first manmade ...
Ultimate Mars Challenge
Released on: 2012-11-14
Documentary
With access to the scientists and engineers responsible for the Curiosity rover's on-the-ground expe...
The Right Stuff
Released on: 1983-10-20
Drama, History, Adventure
At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to ...
One Small Step: The Story of the Space Chimps
Released on: 2003-05-02
Documentary, History
One Small Step: The Story of the Space Chimps is the dramatic and moving real-life tale of the Unite...
Apollo 13
Released on: 1995-06-30
Drama, History
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the l...