Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The greatest human endeavor, space exploration, is also the riskiest. In the wake of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, NASA prepared to launch Discovery in 2006, hoping to return the program to full operational status. But just 22 seconds into the flight, an intense, unexplained pressure surge, four times the normal limit, rocked the Forward Reaction Control System, containing highly explosive rocket fuel.
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The greatest human endeavor, space exploration, is also the riskiest. In the wake of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, NASA prepared to launch Discovery in 2006, hoping to return the program to full operational status. But just 22 seconds into the flight, an intense, unexplained pressure surge, four times the normal limit, rocked the Forward Reaction Control System, containing highly explosive rocket fuel.
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