> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ian Kluft)
>
> I was hoping to come back from the mountain with a happy story of having seen
> a normal space shuttle re-entry. We did see the shuttle come over the Bay
> Area. But everyone whom I watched with noticed that the ion trail was much
> more obvious than on previous viewings, looking more like a smoke trail.
> Unfortunately, anyone who has seen the news knows that Columbia did not make
> it to Florida. It broke up at 200,000' over Texas south of Dallas, and
> there was no chance for the crew to get out at that altitude.
>
> So unfortunately, I should encourage anyone who saw the re-entry to write
> down what you saw. If you got pictures (and some of the astronomers whom
> I met there from the Peninsula Astronomical Society got video), please save
> the information in case it can be of any use for the crash investigation.
NASA has released contact pointers for anyone with such information:
(From spaceflightnow.com)
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Anyone who discovers debris from the
accident or who has film or video evidence
that may be of value to the investigation
team is urged to use these contacts. Please
avoid contact with any debris, because it
may be hazardous as a result of toxic
propellants aboard the Shuttle.
Telephone reports should be directed to the
following number: 281/483-3388
Text reports and images should be e-mailed
to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The e-mail address is:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
All debris is U.S. Government property and is
critical to the investigation of the mishap.
All debris from the accident is to be left
alone and reported to Government authorities.
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-dave w
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