TV NOVA - Season 36 Episode 2 : Space Shuttle Disaster NOVA - Season 36 Episode 2 : Space Shuttle Disaster 7.008/10 by 131 users At the end of a nearly flawless 15-day mission in early 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere, killing the crew of seven men and women. In this documentary, NOVA probes the accident and the decisions stretching back four decades that made the tragedy almost inevitable. It offers a penetrating look at the history of the shuttle program and the political pressures that made the shuttle a highly complex engineering compromise, which fell short of its ambitious goal to make space travel routine, cheap, and safe. Details Casts Posters Images Title NOVA - Season 36 Episode 2 : Space Shuttle Disaster Alternative Titles PBS新星Nova, نوا, نووآ, PBS Nova First Air Date 1974-03-03 Last Air Date 2025-09-24 Number of Episodes 1012 Number of Seasons 52 Genres Documentary, Networks PBS, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List NOVA Season 36 :Episode 1 Arctic Dinosaurs Arctic Dinosaurs 2008-10-07 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 2 Space Shuttle Disaster Space Shuttle Disaster 2008-10-14 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 3 Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives 2008-10-21 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 4 Hunting The Hidden Dimension Hunting The Hidden Dimension 2008-10-28 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 5 Alien From Earth Alien From Earth 2008-11-11 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 6 The Bible's Buried Secrets The Bible's Buried Secrets 2008-11-18 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 7 Ocean Animal Emergency Ocean Animal Emergency 2008-11-25 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 8 Is There Life On Mars? Is There Life On Mars? 2008-12-30 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 9 The Big Energy Gamble The Big Energy Gamble 2009-01-20 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 10 The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies 2009-01-27 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 11 The Spy Factory The Spy Factory 2009-02-03 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 12 Rat Attack Rat Attack 2009-02-24 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 13 Extreme Ice Extreme Ice 2009-03-24 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 14 Last Extinction Last Extinction 2009-03-31 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 15 Doctors' Diaries Pt.1 Doctors' Diaries Pt.1 2009-04-07 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 16 Doctors' Diaries Pt.2 Doctors' Diaries Pt.2 2009-04-14 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 17 Musical Minds Musical Minds 2009-06-30 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...