Growing Evidence Points To Columbia Wing Breach

Credit: COMPUTER PROCESSING BY JOHN WARNER
The shuttle orbiter Columbia's left wing was increasingly compromised by the penetration of 2000F reentry plasma starting over the Pacific Ocean 400 mi. off the coast of California, early in the hottest phase of its disastrous reentry Feb. 1, according to new data released by NASA. This information...

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