Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) Mishap Report

	Low Resolution	Medium Resolution	High Resolution
	Full Report	Full Report	Full Report
	Introduction	Part 1	Part 1
The Evolution of the Space Shuttle Program	Chapter 1
Columbia's Final Flight	Chapter 2
Accident Analysis	Chapter 3
Other Factors Considered	Chapter 4
From Challenger to Columbia	Chapter 5	Part 2	Part 2
Decision Making at NASA	Chapter 6
The Accident's Organizational Causes	Chapter 7
History as Cause: Columbia and Challenger	Chapter 8
Implications for the Future of Human Space Flight	Chapter 9	Part 3	Part 3
Other Significant Observations	Chapter 10
Recommendations	Chapter 11
The Investigation	Appendix A	Part 4	Part 4
Board Member Biographies	Appendix B
Board Staff	Appendix C

Volume II - Appendix D: CAIB Technical Documents Cited in the Report

		Link	Size (kB)
	Cover	cover
D.a	Reader's Guide to Volume II; Supplement to the Report	part00a	271
D.b	Corrections to Volume I of the Report	part00b	610
D.1	STS-107 Training Investigation	part01	229
D.2	Payload Checklist	part02	1,547
D.3	Fault Tree Closure Summary	part03	884
D.4	Fault Tree Elements Not Close	part04	262
D.5	Space Weather Conditions	part05	2,146
D.6	Payload and Payload Integration	part06	988
D.7	Working Scenario	part07	6,248
D.8	Debris Transport Analysis	part08	5,125
D.9	Data Review and Timeline Reconstruction Report	part09	936
D.10	Debris Recovery	part10	1,815
D.11	STS-107 Columbia Reconstruction Report	part11	20,034
D.12	Impact Modeling	part12	3,991
D.12 Errata	Errata to CAIB Report Volume II D.12 Impact Modeling	part12_errata	124
D.13	STS-107 In-Flight Options Assessment	part13	742
D.14	Orbiter Major Modification Review	part14	391
D.15	Maintenance, Material and Management Inputs	part15	4,225
D.16	Determination of Debris Risk to the Public Due to the Columbia Breakup During Reentry	part16	3,961
D.17	MER Manager's Tiger Team Checklist	part17	415
D.18	Past Reports Review	part18	94
D.19	Qualification and Interpretation of Sensor Data from STS-107	part19	802
D.20	Bolt Catcher Debris Analysis	part20	750

Volume III - Appendix E: Other Technical Documents Cited in the Report

		Link	Size (kB)
	Cover and Reader Guide to Volume III	cover	270
E.1	CoFR Endorsements	part01	9,470
E.2	STS-107 Image Analysis Team Final Report	part02	4,970
E.3	An Assessment of Potential Material Candidates for the Flight Day 2 Radar Object Observed during the NASA Mission STS-107	part03	18,746
E.4	Columbia Early Sighting Assessment Team Final Report	part04	15,520

Volume IV - Appendix F: Other Technical Documents

		Link	Size (kB)
	Cover Jacket	cover	270
F.1	Water Absorption by Foam	part01	1,670
F.2	Follow the TPS	part02	25,508
F.3	MADS Sensor Data	part03	18,066
F.4	ET Cryoinsulation	part04	7,402
F.5	Space Shuttle STS-107 Columbia Accident Investigation, External Tank Working Group Final Report � Volume 1	part05	4,570

Volume V - Appendix G: Other Significant Documents

Book 1

		Link	Size (kB)
	Cover Jacket	cover	271
G.1	Requirements and Procedures for Certification of Flight Readiness	part01	1,405
G.2	Appendix R,Space Shuttle Program Contingency Action Plan	part02	729
G.3	CAIB Charter,with Revisions	part03	5,052
G.4	Group 1 Matrix Brief on Maintenance,Material,and Management	part04	114,178
G.5	Vehicle Data Mapping (VDM)Team Final Report,Jun 13,2003	part05	1,163
G.6	SRB Working Group Presentation to CAIB	part06	13,248
G.7	Starfire Team Final Report,Jun 3,2003	part07	4,369
G.8	Using the Data and Observations from Flight STS-107...Exec Summary	part08	10,597
G.9	Contracts,Incentives,and Safety/Technical Excellence	part09	963

Book 2

		Link	Size (kB)
	Cover Jacket	cover	271
G.10	Detailed Summaries:Rogers Commission Report,ASAP Report,SIAT Report	part10	2,675
G.11	Foam Application and Production Chart	part11	615
G.11	Foam Application and Production Chart	part11a	6,292
G.12	Crew Survivability Report	part12	2993

Book 3

		Link	Size (kB)
	Cover Jacket	cover	271
G.13	Aero/Aerothermal/Thermal/Structures Team Final Report,Aug 6,2003	part13	46,873

Volume VI - Appendix H: Transcripts of Board Public Hearings

		Link	Size (kB)
	Cover Jacket	cover	271
H.1	March 6,2003 Houston,Texas	part01	1,566
H.2	March 17,2003 Houston,Texas	part02	1,466
H.3	March 18,2003 Houston,Texas	part03	484
H.4	March 25,2003 Cape Canaveral,Florida	part04	428
H.5	March 26,2003 Cape Canaveral,Florida	part05	389
H.6	April 7,2003 Houston,Texas	part06	502
H.7	April 8,2003 Houston,Texas	part07	441
H.8	April 23,2003 Houston,Texas	part08	734
H.9	May 6,2003 Houston,Texas	part09	481
H.10	June 12,2003 Washington,DC	part10	486

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