Drought exposes Columbia debris in Lake Nacogdoches

mysanantonio.com ^ | 2 Aug 2011 | Eric Berger

[smokingfrog]

The state's worst drought since the 1950s has led to the recovery in East Texas of a large piece of debris from space shuttle Columbia, which disintegrated over there nearly a decade ago.

Officials in Nacogdoches made the discovery Friday as waters in Lake Nacogdoches receded during a relentless drought that began last October.

“The lower water level has exposed a larger than normal area on the northern side of the lake,” said Nacogdoches Police Department Sgt. Greg Sowell.

The Nacogdoches officials sent photos to NASA and the space agency confirmed the debris on Tuesday as a fuel tank that was part of the shuttle's electrical power system.

“It's been awhile since we've had something this large found from Columbia,” said Lisa Malone, a NASA spokeswoman.

[maine-iac7]

ahahahahahaha

[count-your-change]

I keep hearing Maurice Chevalier in the background when I see Alice....

[null and void]

I think of Oingo Boingo when I think of Lewis Carroll...

[count-your-change]

Depends on who you are when you’re not yourself.

[count-your-change]

Good thing you spelled that ‘cause I know you can’t pronounce it.

[EternalVigilance]

Rest in peace.

[null and void]

I take it you are not familiar with that particular band?

[Stonewall Jackson]

As Ronald Reagan said in the wake of the Challenger disaster; they "slipped the surly bonds of earth" to "touch the face of God."

[count-your-change]

You take it correctly. I hear someone has a big hit and I've never heard of them. My computer has “sample” music on it but to me it sounds like roosters trying to sing or obscure Klingon death chants.

[Moonman62]

Here's the thread:

[AP SCOOP] Space Shuttle Columbia Will Be Visible In San Francisco Area (6AM Pacific)

I remember when the thread started, then later seeing Fox showing the runway with the graphic saying the shuttle was overdue. I knew it was destroyed. It either shows up on time or not at all.

[TheOldLady]

How should I know? It is not I. ;-p

[count-your-change]

Ya got me there! This is becoming far too intellectual for me.

[TheOldLady]

LOL! Nice exit from a quickly degrading conversation. I’ll have to try that one sometime. ;-)

[null and void]

Yeah, that’s them...

Anyway they had a song titled ‘little girls’.

I love little girls they make me feel so good
I love little girls they make me feel so bad
When they’re around they make me feel
Like I’m the only guy in town
I love little girls they make me feel so good

>big snip<

And I don’t care what people say
And I don’t care what people think
And I don’t care how we look walking down the street