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Has anyone seen the video of the zoom camera shot taken as the Columbia hurtled over Texas? It looks as if the Columbia is either travelling sideways, pointed away from the camera, or in a flat spin lending the appearance of the "hubcap" effect (for lack of a better term) where it looks as if the wheel isn't turning. In other words, it is spinning so fast that it looks as if it is just sliding sideways in a nose at 90 degree position. I have never heard anyone explain what we are looking at in this video. It's too...

National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas 77058 Biographical Data RICK DOUGLAS HUSBAND (COLONEL, USAF) NASA ASTRONAUT PERSONAL DATA: Born July 12, 1957, in Amarillo, Texas. Married. Two children. He enjoys singing, water and snow skiing, cycling, and spending time with his family. EDUCATION: Graduated from Amarillo High School, Amarillo, Texas, in 1975. Received a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Texas Tech University in 1980, and a master of science degree in mechanical engineering from California State University, Fresno, in 1990. ORGANIZATIONS: Member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, Tau Beta...