https://www.npr.org/2022/11/11/1135806581/challenger-space-shuttle-piece-history-channel
stolen from NPR and the History Channel
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/11/1135806581/challenger-space-shuttle-piece-history-channel
stolen from NPR and the History Channel
I saw that this morning in the news. For some reason in my head I thought they had found all the parts already.
Incredible such a large piece is still at the bottom of the Atlantic.
I wonder how much effort they put into recovering all the parts. This was a manned mission and there was an investigation into the cause but generally rocket parts that end up in the ocean, whether accidently or on purpose, are just abandoned.
The ocean is a big place, after all.
that was a way bigger section than I was expecting to see. does anyone know what part of the shuttle that is?
In reply to lnlogauge :
Looks to be a chunk of the belly or the underside of the wings. The ablative tiles for re-entry are visible on the surface.
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