MailOnline
•73% Informative
Step-by-step graphic reveals exactly what went wrong during the fatal 2003 incident - and how it changed NASA forever.
Damage to Columbia during launch meant it wasn't fit to attempt a safe reentry.
The seven astronauts aboard David Brown , Rick Husband , Laurel Clark , Kalpana Chawla , Michael Anderson , William McCool and Ilan Ramon all lost their lives.
The disaster will be retold for a BBC Two documentary series that airs this week on BBC Two , 'The Space Shuttle That Fell to Earth '. It covers the unfolding disaster and fallout shared by the astronaut's families, as well as NASA staff who were involved in the mission..
VR Score
70
Informative language
68
Neutral language
9
Article tone
formal
Language
English
Language complexity
52
Offensive language
not offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
short-lived
External references
5
Source diversity
3
Affiliate links
no affiliate links