space shuttle re-entry

DavidP #28649 · Feb 1, 2003

I'd like to post a few links to this photo, Jason, at a couple of message boards. Is that OK? I won't embed the file.

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Kevin Harms · Feb 1, 2003

THis photo may be valuable information to NASA. Submit it to them.

Jason Hutchinson said:
I pretty much missed it, it caught me by suprise.. then an ERR 2.
I did get a few frames off though. It was a minute early, and now
they say they can't find it. I'm a bit worried about it!

Here's a shot, no crop from Dallas.

Calle Slättengren · Feb 1, 2003

I looked at AP and Reuters agents in Europe, and all I see is videograbs with poor resulotion an sharpness.

Think you should call AP. Just an advice, good luck.

Best regards
Calle S, Sweden

elmo said:
Jim Davidson said:

...but is there any chance we could see a larger version? You said
it isn't cropped, but resampled. A 100% crop would be great.

Damn... I gotta go shoot a basketball game. Kinda puts things in
perspective.

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Ger Bee · Feb 1, 2003

................ after seeing this picture is it on SKY news international.

Horriffic.

murphy · Feb 1, 2003

MSNBC.com

An Israeli on board right?

And this thing lands in Palistine, TX ???

http://www.msnbc.com/news/857733.asp?0cv=CA01

I cant wait to find out what they say happened in a few years.

Its too bad because I enjoyed watching the Nasa TV stuff about it so much.

Murphy

David Birkin · Feb 1, 2003

just been watching coverage on BBC News 24. they say that communication with the shuttle was lost over texas at 200000 feet. they don't expect anyone to survive.

tragic.

Jason Hutchinson said:
I pretty much missed it, it caught me by suprise.. then an ERR 2.
I did get a few frames off though. It was a minute early, and now
they say they can't find it. I'm a bit worried about it!

Here's a shot, no crop from Dallas.

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Andy C. · Feb 1, 2003

f you find debris, please do not touch it, and if you have photos or videos that you think will be helpful, please contact your local police authorities.

Kevin Harms · Feb 1, 2003

Thos is the photo the New York Times is using. YOurs tells the story much better. http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2003/02/01/international/01cnd-space.html

Jason Hutchinson said:
I pretty much missed it, it caught me by suprise.. then an ERR 2.
I did get a few frames off though. It was a minute early, and now
they say they can't find it. I'm a bit worried about it!

Here's a shot, no crop from Dallas.

melor · Feb 1, 2003

NT

Jason Hutchinson said:
Jason Hutchinson said:

I pretty much missed it, it caught me by suprise.. then an ERR 2.
I did get a few frames off though. It was a minute early, and now
they say they can't find it. I'm a bit worried about it!

Here's a shot, no crop from Dallas.

Click to expand...

Vincent Oliver · Feb 1, 2003

Jason Hutchinson said:
I pretty much missed it, it caught me by suprise.. then an ERR 2.
I did get a few frames off though. It was a minute early, and now
they say they can't find it. I'm a bit worried about it!

Here's a shot, no crop from Dallas.

Jason, get your shot of to Rueters or other news agency now! It will be on the front page of most papers in the world tomorrow.

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Bret Spencer · Feb 1, 2003

Actually, the speed is pretty accurate for that portion of the flight. At 20 min prior to landing the speed is around 15,000 at an altitude of around 44 miles up. It slows to around 8000 mph in the next 8 minutes of the re-entry. Putting it at 34 miles up at that point.

It then goes through a series of S-Turns that bleed off speed to get it to about 1700 mph. And around 85,000 ft.

It's speculation, but the fact that it was going so fast would point to a failure occurring somewhere in the phase of maximum heating during re-entry.

Terrible tragedy. :-(

Ulysses said:
Does anyone remember whether or not this is normal for the shuttles
when between 40-60 miles in altitude. How much speed do they need
to bleed off upon re-entry?

Jason Hutchinson said:

I pretty much missed it, it caught me by suprise.. then an ERR 2.
I did get a few frames off though. It was a minute early, and now
they say they can't find it. I'm a bit worried about it!

Here's a shot, no crop from Dallas.

Click to expand...

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hawkeye1 · Feb 1, 2003

your picture is the only shot available that clearly shows some detail.
what an excellent job you have done........contact AP.

Member said:
Member said:

Click to expand...

Jason, get your shot of to Rueters or other news agency now! It
will be on the front page of most papers in the world tomorrow.

photography is my passion.

elmo · Feb 1, 2003

hawkeye said:
hawkeye1 said:

hawkeye1 said:

Click to expand...

Jason, get your shot of to Rueters or other news agency now! It
will be on the front page of most papers in the world tomorrow.

Click to expand...

photography is my passion.

Dwayne Anders · Feb 1, 2003

Thanks.
dwayne

Gaetan J. · Feb 1, 2003

murphy said:
MSNBC.com

An Israeli on board right?

And this thing lands in Palistine, TX ???

they found pieces in Palistine, it does not land there

murphy said:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/857733.asp?0cv=CA01

I cant wait to find out what they say happened in a few years.

Its too bad because I enjoyed watching the Nasa TV stuff about it
so much.

Murphy

still, giving the current world state (read Iraq problem here) it is strange that it should happen now.

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Gaetan J.

Bret Spencer · Feb 1, 2003

elmo said:
hawkeye said:

elmo said:

elmo said:

Click to expand...

Jason, get your shot of to Rueters or other news agency now! It
will be on the front page of most papers in the world tomorrow.

Click to expand...

photography is my passion.

Click to expand...

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Anthony14707 · Feb 1, 2003

Sometimes the unexplainable.

On the 1 year anniversary of the WTC disaster, the NYS "pick 3" lotto number was: 911.

Coincidence?

Bret Spencer · Feb 1, 2003

This is always a potential problem. CNN also reported that they thought something might broken off during liftoff. Nobody will know for sure for some time, if at all.

elmo said:
Anthony said:

Very sad.

From CNN website:

On launch day, a piece of insulating foam on the external fuel tank
came off during liftoff and was believed to have struck the left
wing of the shuttle. NASA said as late as Friday that the damage to
the thermal tiles was believed to be minor and posed no safety
concern during the fiery decent through the atmosphere.

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Bob Nicholson · Feb 1, 2003

HOW can ANYONE be so sick as to place a LOL when SEVEN people have just been killed!

What a prat!

hawkeye said:
Jason Hutchinson said:

I pretty much missed it, it caught me by suprise.. then an ERR 2.
I did get a few frames off though. It was a minute early, and now
they say they can't find it. I'm a bit worried about it!

Here's a shot, no crop from Dallas.

Click to expand...

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Bret Spencer · Feb 1, 2003

NBC reported that the backup to Krista McCauliffe (sp?) who died in the Challenger disaster was doing practice landings this morning at Kennedy. She was supposed to fly in Columbia this November.

Anthony said:
Sometimes the unexplainable.

On the 1 year anniversary of the WTC disaster, the NYS "pick 3"
lotto number was: 911.

Coincidence?

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Never argue with an idiot. they will drag you down to their level, and beat you with experience. ;-)

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