accident articles
Where was the main debris impact zone centered following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster?
What was the primary goal of the initial, intensive debris recovery operation?
Approximately what percentage of the *Columbia* orbiter was recovered by NASA during the initial efforts?
Which agency was heavily involved in securing and processing the wreckage recovered from the field as evidence?
What is a key reason why small fragments of the shuttle might surface years after the disaster?
What characteristic of the debris scatter field contributed to findings occurring long after the initial sweeps concluded?
What process can expose a shuttle fragment that had been buried in wooded terrain for two decades?
In addition to official investigation material, what pathway allowed debris to enter private possession?
Which entity maintained custody of the bulk of the material vital for understanding the structural failure?
The ongoing presence of debris finds in the public sphere is largely sustained by which ongoing human activity?
At what point during the flight did the Space Shuttle Challenger break apart?
What primarily caused the structural disintegration of the Challenger?
What was the approximate stretch of ocean covered by the wreckage dispersal?
Which entities were immediately mobilized for the search and recovery effort following the breakup?
What was a remarkable feature of the crew cabin section during the breakup?
Where were the recovered remains of the Challenger crew primarily brought ashore for identification?
What key forensic techniques were relied upon to identify the crew members?
Where were the remains of all seven Challenger crew members ultimately interred?
What was the primary focus of the Presidential Commission investigating the accident?