STS-107 [4K]

A beautiful tribute to the Crew of STS-107, and a stark reminder of how we have fallen from the past glory of space exploration. War is more profitable than exploring space. Until WE THE PEOPLE demand better, war it shall be. May God help us.

I thought this was just going to be another overview of sts-107. It turned out to be the best documentary on it that I’ve ever seen. I learned many new details about the mission and tragedy. I was literally left crying at the end, that’s something that’s hard to accomplish with me. The way you present the details is just way more engaging than any other documentary I’ve seen. I felt like I was there. Bravo.

R. I. P. Columbia Crew Rick Husband (July 12, 1957-February 1, 2003) William McCool (September 23, 1961-February 1, 2003) David Brown (April 16, 1956-February 1, 2003) Kalpana Chawla (March 17, 1962-February 1, 2003) Michael Anderson (December 25, 1959-February 1, 2003) Laurel Clark (March 10, 1961-February 1, 2003) Ilan Ramon (June 20, 1954-February 1, 2003)

Tough subject but presented honestly and respectfully.

I lived in Tyler Texas when this happened. It was a Saturday and I , along with several other employees , were working overtime at the office of an engineering company. Right at 8 am we heard a very pronounced BOOM from somewhere outside our building. So pronounced that it sent us all scrambling outside to see if there had been an explosion somewhere. As there was an oil refinery just three miles or so from the office, we first suspected some kind of problem there, but saw nothing. We looked east, west, north and south. We looked in every possible direction except...up. Had we done so we might have gotten a clue. The disintergrating shuttle was passing about 40 miles south of our location. Initially we saw nothing. But there was another mysterious sound that followed the initial boom. It was a sound that resembled waves crashing on a seashore. It was a sort of cascading effect. One wave would build in volume, and just as it began to fade another began to build. This happened again and again and again for about another two minutes. Very strange and eerie. We could not figure out what was causing it. Now we assume it might have been caused by the fragments of the orbiter, but will never know for sure. About 15-20 minutes later we got word of a possible disaster involving the shuttle, and that it had occurred over the Dallas - East Texas area. Talk about send a chill. We went back outside and finally took that look UP. We then saw what looked like a dissipating jet contrail in the direction where the shuttle would have passed. Actually it looked like four or five small contrails, wandering over each other.

In an era of hyperbole when platitudes are tossed about like so much confetti, no amount of praise for your exceptional documentaries would be excessive. Outstanding!

What i respect the most about your work, is that you respect the subject. You're not cranking out crap, putting up 40 10 minute videos for the sake of clicks or views. You don't make it about you - wearing a suit, with a manicured beard and hipster glasses, with 95% of the video being a camera focused on you talking (you know who I'm talking about!). You don't preamble the presentation with "like & subscribe", "btw, here's where you can send me money"... Your passion for the subject and respect for those involved and integrity in being accurate, makes these so captivating i just can't focus on anything else. I usually like to have something on in the background while I'm working through the day. Listening, and absorbing, but not 100% focused. But with your content i can't. It draws me back to the screen - where i am glued. So much so that if there's anything i seriously need to get done, i can't have your videos on! Lol. I must give them my full attention. If i were a wealthy man of i'd fund whatever you needed to be happy and keep making such amazing content (if that's what you wanted).

Air Force Space Command post-flight evaluation of radar tracking data indicated an object in the vicinity of the orbiter on flight day 2. The object remained on-orbit for approximately two and a half days, and reentered the atmosphere. It is possible that the flight day 2 object was either a partial Tee seal or RCC panel acreage piece. The Incoflex spanner beam ìear muffî insulation was also a good match for both ballistics. The object separated from the orbiter on Jan 17 not 10 minutes after an orbiter attitude maneuver, which would have imparted the necessary angular momentum to perhaps shake it loose/break it off. Thank you to Dr. Mitul Patel for bringing this to my attention!

What get's me everytime is the professional and calm, yet more and more aware voice, repeating over and over again "Columbia, Houston. Comm Check".

The most heart rendering moment of this documentary was the intimate footage shot by one of the astronauts during what seemed to be a break in schedule or downtime, when Commander McCool was all smiles imitating a host of sports being played within microgravity. And Commander Clark responding with a genuine laugh at his youthful excitement. Unaware of their fates, they were at their most human. And it was comforting. 🖤 Thank you HMD for another outstanding and poignant film that rivals any and all preceeding it.

I was a kid when I watched, with great awe and wonder, Columbia maiden flight back in 1981. In 2003 I was having dinner (here in Europe it was already afternoon when the tragedy occurred) with my friends and I got a phone call from my father: Columbia is down. I'm an engineer who appreciates the marvellous feats of human ingenuity. The news of the tragedy struck me deeply and I still have a vivid memory of such episode. May the souls of the brave astronauts rest in peace.

This is the work of a pro, thank you, very well done

I recommend the book "Comm check...", a very insightful look into the details of the event and the aftermath.

This documentary is stellar in quality, research, and content. I have seen many STS-107 docs, however, this is the best!

I have watched several of your videos and all I can say is "well done". In my opinion they rival any TV documentaries and depict your great passion for space flight and preserving history. I am especially impressed with the documentaries regarding the Apollo flights, which I consider the heyday and pinnacle of the US space program. You, I and countless others are no doubt anxiously awaiting the United States returning to space...and hopefully soon thereafter back to the moon and beyond.

That’s as sad as any movie I’ve ever watched . The denial of permission to inspect for damage to the outside after the foam strike is a crime .RIP STS -107

Still the best documentarian on YouTube. No doubt.

When I realized this was going to touch on the Columbia disaster, I sorta cringed. What you have done here is deliver a very thoughtful, respectful and honored coverage of this crew, and not just the failed mission. I want to apologize for my initial reservations about watching this video. It is not at all what I expected and you have done this with much dignity and respect towards the crew and their families. I didn't think it would be possible but you did it. Well done, no other way to say it. You have set a mark high with this one. You put faces to the names of those lost. Beautifully done, I believe your best effort by far because without humans, space flight is not possible with passion.

I literally thought this was made by some big production company until I couldn't find it on google. I thoroughly enjoyed the information provided and the editing and the background music. Thank you!

It is mind blowing that this is here on Youtube just made by a person for others to share and watch and has so little views and likes. Thank you so much for your work.