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Shuttle Data Recorder May be Key to Accident

Posted by michael on from the aftermath dept.

DreamerFi writes "A flight data recorder from the space shuttle Columbia, recovered last week in East Texas, contains readings that continue 14 seconds later than any previously studied data. Those readings are likely to play a crucial role in determining the cause of the shuttle's catastrophic breakup on Feb. 1."

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  1. Columbia FAQ by MondoMor · · Score: 5, Informative

    This being Slashdot, there's a lot of people talking about things they know nothing about, and acting like experts.

    There's an excellent FAQ, that will clear up a lot of misconceptions, and hopefully shut up some of the ignorant pedants.

    If you're afraid it's a hidden goatse link, here it is naked:

    http://www.io.com/~o_m/home.html