[TLBSHOW]

That thread is history of this tragedy in live time as it happend. From my travelers on the net since I find no one else with this information. Add this account from Cal and the problem looks to me to of started way before Texas. Like it was on fire as it came in.

[Dan Day]

Add this account from Cal and the problem looks to me to of started way before Texas. Like it was on fire as it came in.

But remember, the shuttle looks "like it's on fire" even during a normal re-entry:

Being really bright and trailing plasma plumes looks impressive, but can be a normal part of the re-entry, *before* anything went wrong.