'The key lesson that we learned from Columbia was around schedule pressure but also around organizational silence ,' said Pam Melroy, NASA’s deputy administrator. 'Making sure that voices are heard inside the agency that have concerns about safety.'
as it returned to Earth, killing all seven astronauts on board: commander Rick Husband, pilot Willie McCool, mission specialists Kalpana Chawla, Laurel Clark, Michael Anderson, David Brown and payload specialist Ilan Ramon of Israel., which became NASA’s first shuttle to fly in space some two decades earlier — was focused on research on physical, life and space sciences.
Temperature and tire pressure readings from the left side of the shuttle vanished, Mission Control lost contact with the crew and Texas residents saw streaks of smoke in the sky as debris began falling to the ground. And an investigation board released a report later that year detailing the physical and cultural problems behind the disaster.
It also blamed “cultural traits and organizational practices” for minimizing safety issues over the years, as well as low funding and strict scheduling. Investigators called on NASA to be more proactive in its efforts and replace the shuttle with a new system, as well as for more government support.
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