http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/space/1827056
Data recorder found intact may provide shuttle clues
Search teams on Wednesday recovered a data recorder that could furnish valuable information about temperature, vibration and aerodynamic forces aboard the shuttle before it broke up, the Columbia Accident Investigation Board said.
Found intact seven miles west of Hemphill, the device was taken to Johnson Space Center in Houston, where experts were to determine if it contained useful information. All other descent data was transmitted to NASA's Mission Control before the breakup over North Texas at 8 a.m. on Feb. 1.
"Everybody was excited to find it," said Laura Brown, a spokeswoman for the board.
Columbia was the only shuttle equipped with the recording device, which was capable of recording for two hours after being turned on by astronauts 10 minutes before descent into the atmosphere, said Kyle Herring, a NASA spokesman.
Flight Data Recorder from COLUMBIA found somewhat intact...
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Flight Data Recorder from COLUMBIA found somewhat intact...
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Good, though it seems we already know what went wrong. I expect people will be finding small peices for years.
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