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Experimental Data Recovered from Columbia Disaster Hard Drive |
On the 1st of February 2003, the space shuttle Columbia re-entered Earth's atmosphere while severely damaged to the left wing. The intense heat generated by the friction with the air eventually weakened the structural integrity of the vehicle and determined its disintegration, killing the crew of seven it was carrying on board. Most of the pieces which resulted in the breakup burned over the sky of Texas, while some reached ground intact.
Amongst these, there is one 340 megabytes hard d...
Posted originally: Sat, 10 May 2008 08:26:00 GMT
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