According to news reports, during the launch a piece of insulation from the external fuel tank broke off and struck the left wing.
larry >A friend called me to fill me in since I'm in the office with no TV. He said >that they think maybe some of he ceramic tile was damaged and caused the >shuttle to overheat. > >~~ Dan > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jeff Garza [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 10:09 AM >To: CF-Community >Subject: RE: space shuttle columbia accident > > >Yup... Just waiting to hear what caused it. Although, I'm afraid that >due to it's position in the atmosphere at the time and the lack of >communication with ground control, we might never know why the shuttle >failed on re-entry... > >Jeff > >-----Original Message----- >From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 7:58 AM >To: CF-Community >Subject: space shuttle columbia accident > > >Apparently the space shuttle blew up on reentry > >http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/02/01/shuttle.landing.ap/index.html > >larry >-- > >Larry C. Lyons > >======================================================== >Life is Complex. It has both real and imaginary parts. >======================================================== >Chaos, Panic and Disorder. My work here is done. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
