Original research and collection spotlights drawn from the archive's primary-source recordings — reconstructed from the words of the engineers, astronauts, and managers who were there.
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A foam strike gouged Endeavour's heat shield. Using the mission's own briefings, engineering discussions, and crew interviews, we follow how NASA investigated the damage and decided the orbiter could come home safely.
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Credit: NASAComplete video of all five servicing spacewalks, mission operations, and the briefings around the flight.
Audio with almost no metadata, transcribed, identified, and connected to the wider record.
Credit: NASAThe abort itself, plus the press conferences and recovery that reshaped the flight schedule.