PBS’s “Mission of Hope” And The Legacy Of The Columbia Space Shuttle Crew

PBS’s “Mission of Hope” And The Legacy Of The Columbia Space Shuttle Crew

On the eve of the 10th anniversary of the Columbia space shuttle disaster, director Dan Cohen’s decade-long passion project will finally get a U.S. airing. The PBS documentary Space Shuttle Columbia: Mission of Hope explores the little-known story of Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, a Torah scroll he brought aboard, and the mission’s message of perseverance and tolerance.