Correct me if I'm in error, but the Columbia is the smaller dot (left), and the debris is the much larger flash (right side).
In each video showing re-entry, the flashes are rather large, much larger than the Columbia, yet no trouble was reported at the time. However, could crew reaction and/or mission control reaction be long enough to only report what we have heard?
381 posted on 02/07/2003 8:13:35 AM PST by Budge
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