Organization: NSC

Web page providing an in-depth look at the Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 mission.

Web page providing an in-depth look at the Apollo 13 CSM-109 LM-7 mission.

A look at key elements of organizational silence including safety culture, causes and consequences, and includes key tactics to combat Organizational Silence.

Web page which not only provides an overview of the program itself, but also offers an in-depth look at each mission individually.

Powerpoint presentation annually reviewing lessons from our three major mishaps is our best chance to never forget them. Wayne Hale (former NASA Flight Director and Space Shuttle Program Manager) has recorded 10 enduring lessons from his experience.

Following the Columbia accident, the independent Columbia Accident Investigation Board, commonly referred to as CAIB, had numerous findings and recommendations with regards to Technical Authority.

Ten years after the inflight breakup of Space Shuttle Columbia Space Transportation System Mission (STS-107), the memory of those astronauts — and of Apollo 204 in 1967, and Challenger in 1986 — who died in the line of service continues to serve as a reminder to the agency.

In this video, Mike Ciannilli, manager, Apollo, Challenger, Columbia Lessons Learned Program; Mike Leinbach, former space shuttle launch director; and Darren Cone, executive director, Center for the Advancement of Space Safety and Mission Assurance, discuss the story the Columbia debris had to tell and what was learned from studying these artifacts.

Mike Leinbach, former space shuttle launch director, led NASA’s reconstruction efforts after the loss of Columbia. In this video, he shares how the agency worked to piece together the found debris to learn exactly what happened during the accident.