CAIB: Paul Hill Shuttle Flight Director
Columbia Accident Investigation Board Video Interview with Paul Hill Shuttle Flight Director
Segments:
00m00s Introduction
00m52s Executing the Contingency Plan
02m27s Overflowing With Pieces of Paper
04m31s A White Dot in the Sky
08m33s Ballistic Analysis
09m35s Leading the Early Sightings Team
13m16s Startup Transients
18m47s ChasingGhosts in the Radar Data
25m13s Reaching Out to the Amateur Videographers
27m59s Interfacing with the U.S. Air Force
31m54s Legacy of the Analysis
33m41s Impossible Doesn’t Exist
37m14s Key Takeaway
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