Eugene David
...The One-Minute Pundit

Saturday, February 01, 2003


This video from Floridatoday.com shows "debris" falling down Columbia's left side during liftoff. Ice? Challenger, of course, took off on an abnormally cold day, and if I'm not mistaken it had been somewhat chilly lately in Florida. The unidentified chunk goes dark, and then kicks up (or disintegrates in) a shower of debris at the end. Ice? Insulation? Both? You can't tell because of the selective darkness (and also because you can't back-and-forth the video).

Well prof, I'll give you a little benefit of the doubt. Something happened on the left side of Columbia. But let's wait until the experts convene. With our luck this will be all they can go by.

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