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Columbia Accident Investigation Board Report. Volume Two.

PB2004100867

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Barry, J. R.; Jenkins, D. R.; White, D. J.; Goodman, P. A.; Reingold, L. A.; Simon, A. H.; Kirchhoff, C. M.
Page Count	580
Abstract	Volume II of the Report contains appendices that were cited in Volume I. The Columbia Accident Investigation Board produced many of these appendices as working papers during the investigation into the February 1, 2003 destruction of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Other appendices were produced by other organizations (mainly NASA) in support of the Board investigation. In the case of documents that have been published by others, they are included here in the interest of establishing a complete record, but often at less than full page size. Contents include: CAIB Technical Documents Cited in the Report: Reader's Guide to Volume II; Appendix D.a Supplement to the Report; Appendix D.b Corrections to Volume I of the Report; Appendix D.1 STS-107 Training Investigation; Appendix D.2 Payload Operations Checklist 3; Appendix D.3 Fault Tree Closure Summary; Appendix D.4 Fault Tree Elements - Not Closed; Appendix D.5 Space Weather Conditions; Appendix D.6 Payload and Payload Integration; Appendix D.7 Working Scenario; Appendix D.8 Debris Transport Analysis; Appendix D.9 Data Review and Timeline Reconstruction Report; Appendix D.10 Debris Recovery; Appendix D.11 STS-107 Columbia Reconstruction Report; Appendix D.12 Impact Modeling; Appendix D.13 STS-107 In-Flight Options Assessment; Appendix D.14 Orbiter Major Modification (OMM) Review; Appendix D.15 Maintenance, Material, and Management Inputs; Appendix D.16 Public Safety Analysis; Appendix D.17 MER Manager's Tiger Team Checklist; Appendix D.18 Past Reports Review; Appendix D.19 Qualification and Interpretation of Sensor Data from STS-107; Appendix D.20 Bolt Catcher Debris Analysis.
Keywords	Space shuttles Accident investigations Accident causes Space programs US NASA Transportation safety Accident prevention Program management Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 CAIB(Columbia Accident Investigation Board)
Source Agency	National Aeronautics and Space Administration Single Entry
Corporate Authors	Columbia Accident Investigation Board.; Department of the Air Force, Washington, DC.; Department of the Navy, Washington, DC.; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA.; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Moffett Field, CA. Ames
Supplemental Notes	This document is color dependent and/or in landscape layout. It is currently available on CD-ROM only. See also PB2004-100868 (Volume 3).
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200401

Columbia Accident Investigation Board Report. Volume Two.

Columbia Accident Investigation Board Report. Volume Two.
PB2004100867

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Barry, J. R.; Jenkins, D. R.; White, D. J.; Goodman, P. A.; Reingold, L. A.; Simon, A. H.; Kirchhoff, C. M.
Page Count	580
Abstract	Volume II of the Report contains appendices that were cited in Volume I. The Columbia Accident Investigation Board produced many of these appendices as working papers during the investigation into the February 1, 2003 destruction of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Other appendices were produced by other organizations (mainly NASA) in support of the Board investigation. In the case of documents that have been published by others, they are included here in the interest of establishing a complete record, but often at less than full page size. Contents include: CAIB Technical Documents Cited in the Report: Reader's Guide to Volume II; Appendix D.a Supplement to the Report; Appendix D.b Corrections to Volume I of the Report; Appendix D.1 STS-107 Training Investigation; Appendix D.2 Payload Operations Checklist 3; Appendix D.3 Fault Tree Closure Summary; Appendix D.4 Fault Tree Elements - Not Closed; Appendix D.5 Space Weather Conditions; Appendix D.6 Payload and Payload Integration; Appendix D.7 Working Scenario; Appendix D.8 Debris Transport Analysis; Appendix D.9 Data Review and Timeline Reconstruction Report; Appendix D.10 Debris Recovery; Appendix D.11 STS-107 Columbia Reconstruction Report; Appendix D.12 Impact Modeling; Appendix D.13 STS-107 In-Flight Options Assessment; Appendix D.14 Orbiter Major Modification (OMM) Review; Appendix D.15 Maintenance, Material, and Management Inputs; Appendix D.16 Public Safety Analysis; Appendix D.17 MER Manager's Tiger Team Checklist; Appendix D.18 Past Reports Review; Appendix D.19 Qualification and Interpretation of Sensor Data from STS-107; Appendix D.20 Bolt Catcher Debris Analysis.
Keywords	Space shuttles Accident investigations Accident causes Space programs US NASA Transportation safety Accident prevention Program management Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 CAIB(Columbia Accident Investigation Board)
Source Agency	National Aeronautics and Space Administration Single Entry
Corporate Authors	Columbia Accident Investigation Board.; Department of the Air Force, Washington, DC.; Department of the Navy, Washington, DC.; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA.; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Moffett Field, CA. Ames
Supplemental Notes	This document is color dependent and/or in landscape layout. It is currently available on CD-ROM only. See also PB2004-100868 (Volume 3).
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200401