the space shuttle columbia disaster

task 1

a-mission details of cloumbia

b- collect the technical specification of the space shuttle columbia

c- explain the working principle of space shuttle

task 2

a- explain how the failure happened for the space shuttle

b- do you think it is a fatigue failure or surface failure? justfy

c- based on the incident explain the relevance of selection of materials

d- why factor of safety is revevant in design and how it is calculated?

task 3

a- in your opinion, what are the major failure reasons?

b- explain the simulation analysis carried out to find the failure modes.explain your views.

c- do you think the spacecraft geometry had any role in failure?