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The Near Tragedy of STS-1

1: The Near Tragedy of STS-1

2: April 12th, 1981 - Astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen are strapped into ejection seats in Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia, waiting to launch from Kennedy Space Center on the first flight of the space shuttle, designated STS-1 - There would soon be a problem that would put the mission at risk, along with the lives of the two astronauts. Why were there astronauts on the first test flight, and what was that problem? - That is what this video is about

3: Why were there astronauts on STS-1?

4: STS-1 landing ground path

5: Why not a water landing, like Starship?

6: Link: The Space Shuttle: What Went Wrong

7: The Problems...

8: Airplane control surfaces

9: Orbiter flight control surfaces

10: Body Flap Movement

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13: Issue #1: Solid Rocket Ignition Overpressure

14: Issue #1: Solid Rocket Ignition Overpressure

15: Issue #2: Aerodynamic model mistakes

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17: Issue #3: Broken strut in forward RCS

18: Fixes

19: Fixes - SRB Overpressure

20: Fixes - SRB Overpressure

21: Fixes - SRB Overpressure - RCS Struts

22: Fixes - Body flap angle

23: NASA got lucky on STS-1...

24: Thanks

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26: References