On 1st February, 2003
NASA’s Columbia Space Shuttle was returning to Earth. 7 astronauts were seated in this shuttle, one of whom was very special for India. Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla. These astronauts were returning to Earth after spending 2 weeks in space. Their families and friends were waiting for them with bated breath. This flight was special for all of them.
But for NASA, it was a routine flight. Because this was the 28th flight of the Space Mission Columbia program. At 08:44 AM, the space shuttle re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere. The systems were working as expected and everything seemed normal.
On the Earth, in the Space Center, was the Capsule Communicator CAPCOM Charlie Hobaugh. He was the person communicating with the space shuttle. After a few minutes, Charlie Hobock talked to the astronauts in the space shuttle about the readings of tire pressure.
