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Loss of Signal: Aeromedical Lessons Learned from the STS-107 Columbia Space Shuttle MishapThe editors of Loss of Signal wanted to document the aeromedical lessons learned from the Space Shuttle Columbia mishap. The book is intended to be an accurate and easily understood account of the entire process of recovering and analyzing the human remains, investigating and analyzing what happened to the crew, and using the resulting information to recommend ways to prevent mishaps and provide better protection to crewmembers. Our goal is to capture the passions of those who devoted their energies in responding to the Columbia mishap. We have reunited authors who were directly involved in each of these aspects. These authors tell the story of their efforts related to the Columbia mishap from their point of view. They give the reader an honest description of their responsibilities and share their challenges, their experiences, and their lessons learned on how to enhance crew safety and survival, and how to be prepared to support space mishap investigations. As a result of this approach, a few of the chapters have some redundancy of information and authors' opinions may differ. In no way did we or they intend to assign blame or criticize anyone's professional efforts. All those involved did their best to obtain the truth in the situations to which they were assigned.
Document ID
20140008287
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Special Publication (SP)
Authors
Stepaniak, Philip C.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Lane, Helen W.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Davis, Jeffrey R.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
June 16, 2014
Publication Date
May 1, 2014
Subject Category
Space Transportation And Safety
Aerospace Medicine
Report/Patent Number
NASA/SP-2014-616
S-1151
JSC-CN-31308
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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