Mysterious glistening particles seen from Columbia shuttle
Cape Canaveral reports NASA observers C Gordon Fullerton and Jack Lousma photographed thousands of illuminated flecks streaming from the rear of the space shuttle Columbia. Flight director Neil Hutchinson offered no solid explanation, suggesting ice crystals or residual fuels. akin phenomena were noted by prior shuttle crews and traceable to earlier spaceflight fireflies stories in 1962.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
C. Gordon Fullerton
Neil Hutchinson
Earth
Fullerton
Jack R. Lousma
Mission Control
Houston
Hutchinson
America
John Glenn
Woman slams telemarketers in weekend newspaper ad
Thelma Jean Harris of Boise paid 36 for a weekend ad denouncing telephone solicitors who call her home in the evening. She warned local businessmen that such calls drive away potential customers and hurt business.
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Boise, Idaho
Thelma Jean Harris
Columbia launch pad shows minor damage after fiery blastoff
In Canaveral Florida officials said Columbia’s liftoff caused only minor pad damage. The surface appeared intact with no fallen speakers or lights. Metal handrails showed little wear while astronauts use pocket devices to time contact with Earth and crew alarms remind daily chores.
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Ohoe
Canaveral
Fla
Columbia
Bill Warren
Ia Canaveral
Houston
Earth
C. Gordon Fullerton
Jack Lousma
Emergency comms unit aids shuttle coverage at White Sands
AT&T s emergency disaster communications system or ECOM arrived at White Sands Missile Range to support reporter connectivity for the March 29 space shuttle return. The 24 circuit unit links via satellite to Hawley Pa and White Plains N Y, with one circuit reserved for Mountain Bell. The system faced initial nonoperation and needed a replacement modem after technicians troubles.
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White Sands Missile Range
N.M
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Three Mile Island
Northrup Strip
White Sands
Ivo Cook
Mountain Bell
Las Cruces
At&t
ECOM
Comstar
Hawley
White Plains
N.Y
Jackass Flats
Wyo
Cook
Boosters Recovered Safely After Shuttle Columbia Flight
Two 200000 pound solid-fuel boosters from Columbia's third flight were towed to shore after splashing down in the Atlantic. Recovery ships UTC Liberty and UTC Freedom retrieved boosters and five parachutes within seven hours. one parachute was not recovered due to a failed flotation device.
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Fla
Columbia
Atlantic Ocean
Kennedy Space
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
UTC Liberty
UTC Freedom
Liberty
Port Canaveral
Freedom
Sue Butler
United Space Boosters
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