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
Shuttle Discovery's Last Mission
Released on: 2013-08-01
Documentary
With more than 27 years of service, the space shuttle Discovery has clocked more time in space than ...
Top Ten Mysteries of Outer Space
Released on: 2022-10-01
Documentary
The wonders of the universe have long propelled our insatiable desire to learn more about who we are...
Edge of Darkness
Released on: 2015-11-01
Documentary
The film features amazing scenes of places never before seen gathered by key space missions that cul...
The Hunt for Dark Matter
Released on: 2017-05-04
Documentary
CERN and the University of California-Santa Barbara are collaborating in the search for the elusive ...
An Article of Hope
Released on: 2011-05-01
Documentary
An inspiring documentary film that details the life mission of Col. Ilan Ramon, the first and only A...
The Last Man on the Moon
Released on: 2016-02-26
Documentary, History
The 1960s was an extraordinary time for the United States. Unburdened by post-war reparations, Ameri...
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...
L'Aventure Rosetta : Aux origines de la vie
Released on: 2015-05-30
Documentary, TV Movie
It was November 12, 2014, at 5:03pm. Humanity had just accomplished a feat that will forever mark it...
In the Shadow of the Moon
Released on: 2007-01-19
Documentary, History
Archival material from the original NASA film footage – much of it seen for the first time – plus in...
Comet Collision
Released on: 2006-05-24
Documentary
Comets pose one of the greatest threats to life on Earth - a threat that can only be countered if we...
Cosmic Voyage
Released on: 1996-08-09
Documentary
The Academy Award® nominee Cosmic Voyage combines live action with state-of-the-art computer-generat...
Moonscape
Released on: 2013-12-29
Documentary
Moonscape is a free and freely downloadable high-definition documentary about the first manned Moon ...
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...
Apollo 17: The Untold Story of the Last Men on the Moon
Released on: 2011-05-01
Documentary
The remarkable story of the determination and courage of a generation. A tribute to three brave astr...
Feeling Right Now
Released on: 2021-06-05
Documentary
An experimental film about the relation of Time and Space.
Miniverse
Released on: 2017-04-17
Documentary
What if you could get behind the wheel and race through space? We scale down the Solar System to the...
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 ...
Failure Is Not an Option
Released on: 2003-08-24
Documentary, History
The Space Race comes alive through the eyes of the ultimate insider - retired NASA Mission Control F...