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The foam chunk that pierced Columbia's wing drained their forty‑three minutes
A CAPCOM in Houston calls for a UHF comm check as Columbia reenters - did he get an answer in time?
The foam chunk that pierced Columbia's wing drained their forty‑three minutes
In this episode, we follow the moments and decisions leading up to a reentry that was supposed to be routine. The episode traces the role Charles Hobaugh played at Mission Control and the long, specific path that put him at the console when silence answered his radio - could the earlier choices have changed what came next?
Person: Charles Hobaugh
Date: February 1, 2003
Event: UHF comm check at 08:59 during STS-107…
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