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Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster Archive

[TXnMA]

driving on Farm-to-Market Road 2971 Saturday and feared an object in the two-lane dirt road

The KFDM 'news staff' better check their facts: FM (Farm-to-Market Roads) in Texas are well-paved state highways with wide rights-of way; none that I know of are "two-lane dirt". (I should know; a FM Road runs in front of my home...)

BTW, I am very glad we live just slightly north of the debris track. I expect that finding shuttle parts (or worse) in your yard would be quite traumatic.

One of the most poignant scenes I saw on TV today was that scorched Columbia shoulder patch lying in the grass. Just think: that patch was on an astronaut's shoulder a few hours ago...

[Texas Mom]

How awful but there will probably be more in the days to come. This is such a sad time.

[pttttt]

Lord receive them. I hope it was quick.

[CedarDave]

KRLD reporting that military guarding shuttle remains are unarmed. Soldiers are out in the dark woods (new moon tonight) without weapons and have no means to stop souvenir hunters. Some are being recalled after complaining and replaced by LEO's. Also heard on KRLD that President Bush declared Texas a disaster area in order to give relief to local emergency personnel.

[Semper911]

A video image of a helmet that dropped into a yard in Norwood Community, Texas from the space shuttle Columbia is seen Feb. 1, 2002. Many parts of the shuttle, along with human remains, were found in the area. NASA (news - web sites) officials later removed the helmet. Photo by Rick Wilking/Reuters

[Dark Wing]

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[snopercod]

The remains found in Sabine County have been turned over to the FBI, officials said.

By law, the county coroner where the body was found should take control of the body and perform the autopsy [?] and identification. They went through this same turf battle in Florida after Challenger.