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| 2/2/03
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Posted on 02/02/2003 7:34:59 AM PST by Mark Felton
Edited on 02/02/2003 12:51:23 PM PST by Admin Moderator.
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To: Mark Felton
Mark, these pictures may prove invaluable at some point in time, as evidence often gets lost in transit. The fact that some materials made it through re-entry and other stuff didnt will be of great help in designing future shuttles. Thanks. yoe
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posted on
02/02/2003 2:40:49 PM PST
by
yoe
To: yoe
These pictures are indeed sobering. It causes me to wonder if the crew, doing what they needed to do in preperation for landing, had some awareness of the dire and fatal situation in which they were. If they did, I can only imagine the courage of those people had in the face of this most awful fear.
The maps of Texas which show the locations of found debris helps us understand how far the Columbia fell. And with the exception of the apt that burned yesterday, it is a blessing from God that people on the ground were not injured and that there was not horrific damage done to property.
There is a lot to be learned from this event and I agree with the poster who suggested that these photos are going to be useful to that end.
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posted on
02/02/2003 2:48:38 PM PST
by
celtic gal
(it ain't spring but spring has sprung, the grass is ris.....)
To: celtic gal
This thread is newsworthy. I've seed TV shots of debris, but failed to understand the magnitude of what has rained down upon Texas. It is amazing how many pieces have fallen and in recognizable form, too. I think the people of Texas should be praised for responding to this situation. They are locating and marking the debris, and I'm sure their diligence will be invaluable in aiding the feds in the unbelievable task before them.
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posted on
02/02/2003 3:08:04 PM PST
by
gitmo
("The course of this conflict is not known, yet its outcome is certain." GWB)
To: lepton
though the DARK areas are interesting. Yes they are.
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posted on
02/02/2003 3:10:40 PM PST
by
amom
To: Mark Felton
"The poisons will be contained with some cells and may not have leaked out until the debris has significantly slow down (no longer at "burn" kinds of speeds. "
or in tanks like that shown in #214.
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posted on
02/02/2003 3:11:16 PM PST
by
XBob
To: Momaw Nadon
Whoops, somebody moved Dallas-Ft Worth in this weather image shot.
To: sciencediet
that is definitely a 'tile' probably from underside of the wing
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posted on
02/02/2003 3:17:00 PM PST
by
XBob
To: Mark Felton
Good job, Mark. Painful to view but I think it helps grasp the reality of what happened, and ALL evidence will be helpful in putting the pieces together.
To: amom
William Orr, center, and members of a search and rescue team look for debris from space shuttle Columbia in a wooded areal near San Augustine, Texas, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003. Authorities used horses and satellite gear Sunday to search for more scorched pieces of space shuttle Columbia across the Texas and Louisiana countryside. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/030202/168/36her.html
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posted on
02/02/2003 3:28:04 PM PST
by
amom
To: BenLurkin
By all means any one of the multiple causes stated, could be the culprit. I re-read my post and I may have given the impression that I was proferring a root cause. Good catch-
What caused the shuttle to be out of position for re-entry is the six million dollar question.
The video shows the shuttle still intact for the most part, and I think that is what is so compelling.
It is a fatal position, and doomed by virtue of this fact.
The indication of rising temperatures and subsequent loss of sensors may have been linked to tile damage, or due to fatal re-entry position (sideways). Or as you posted, a number of other reasons...
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posted on
02/02/2003 3:29:33 PM PST
by
freepersup
(Put That Bur qa On ! Put That Bur qa On ! Put That Bur qa On !)
To: amom
Members of the FBI (news - web sites) evidence recovery team start a search in the woods near Hemphill, Texas on February 2, 2003. Authorities are still searching for debris from the Space Shuttle Columbia after in broke apart during reentry February 1. (Jeff Mitchell/Reuters)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/030202/161/36hdy.html
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posted on
02/02/2003 3:30:06 PM PST
by
amom
To: amom
352
posted on
02/02/2003 3:33:51 PM PST
by
amom
To: amom
353
posted on
02/02/2003 3:37:40 PM PST
by
amom
(I wish I knew how to do images.)
To: not-an-ostrich
Whoops, somebody moved Dallas-Ft Worth in this weather image shot.
Ya reckon? How about that being Shreveport, La where the radar site was located that this image is taken from.
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posted on
02/02/2003 3:40:06 PM PST
by
deport
To: Dan Day; Pyro7480
#214 is a tank, possibly even one of the 'poison' tanks. ball shaped tanks were chosen for maximum strength and minimum weight, and basically made like wrapping fiberglass tape around a baloon. very light and very strong.
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posted on
02/02/2003 3:40:24 PM PST
by
XBob
To: amom
356
posted on
02/02/2003 3:43:05 PM PST
by
amom
(I wish I knew how to do images.)
To: amom
357
posted on
02/02/2003 3:45:02 PM PST
by
amom
(I wish I knew how to post images.)
To: Erasmus; amom; Dark Wing
If the Fox clip does show a 90 degree yaw, IMO much will depend on which came first, the yaw or the lost left wing sensor readings. The yaw would explain the sensor readings if the yaw came first. The sensor readings might explain the yaw - the yaw might have been a result of lost control due to a burn-through.
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posted on
02/02/2003 3:46:08 PM PST
by
Thud
To: amom
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posted on
02/02/2003 3:47:33 PM PST
by
amom
(I wish I knew how to post images.)
To: virgil; sciencediet
276 - It looks like a giant ball of string.
it's a tank.
360
posted on
02/02/2003 3:49:03 PM PST
by
XBob
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