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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 2003

Page

8

Debris search covers expansive shuttle wreckage area

Officials describe a 20 foot wide hole in a pine forest where the nose cone was found as searchers comb rural Louisiana and Texas for debris and possible human remains. Teams pull pieces from rivers and woods including large shuttle fragments as they cordon off land near Barksdale Air Force Base and coordinate with NASA and FBI.

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Debris Scattered Across Texas and Louisiana Declined

An infrasound sensor near Lajitas West Texas captured signals the day the shuttle Columbia disintegrated. The low frequency waves and scattered debris data highlight atmospheric and impact signatures from the disaster.

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Shuttle de-orbit burn and reentry blackout details

The report describes a shuttle de-orbit burn sixty minutes from touchdown at 175 miles up with velocity about 16 465 mph. Pilots orient nose up for the burn to slow for reentry. A blackout begins around fifty miles up with communications lost as the heat shield endures near 2800 degrees.

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External fuel tank jettison during shuttle liftoff

During liftoff the external tank feeds liquid fuel to the orbiter and its three main engines. The tank is covered with rust colored polyurethane foam and is lightweight. When empty it is jettisoned, reenters the atmosphere, and breaks up. It is not recovered.

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