Sandia Lab News

Out of tragedy, a safer space

In 2003, the nation called on Sandia to determine what caused the space shuttle Columbia to disintegrate over Texas and Louisiana upon its reentry to the Earth's atmosphere.

Hitting a bullet with a bullet

In 2008, the nation called on Sandia to help the Navy figure out how to shoot down a defective 5,000-pound satellite that was dangerously close to reentering Earth’s atmosphere.

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