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STS-107 on reentry

This image is a view of the underside of Columbia during its entry from mission STS-107 on February 1, 2003, as it passed by the Starfire Optical Range, Directed Energy Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. The image was taken at approximately 8:57 a.m. Eastern Standard Time - just before the Shuttle broke up over Texas. This image was received by NASA as part of the Columbia accident investigation and was part of the analysis of the accident.

 

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Image Number: JSC2003-E-08089

Date: February 1, 2003

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