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USAF Imagery Confirms Columbia Wing Damaged
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USAF Imagery Confirms Columbia Wing Damaged
By Craig Covault

High-resolution images taken from a ground-based Air Force tracking camera in the southwestern U.S. show serious structural damage to the inboard leading edge of Columbia's left wing, as the crippled orbiter flew overhead about 60 sec. before the vehicle broke up over Texas killing the seven astronauts on board Feb. 1.

http://aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/shuttle2_news.xml

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts107/030207avweek/

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