NASA officials said a TV documentary diving crew discovered a large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger partially buried on the Atlantic seafloor off the east coast of Florida, nearly 40 years after the explosion killed 7 explorers.
As documentarians scoured the bottom of the ocean searching for World War II-era aircraft wreckage, they came across one of the biggest pieces of Challenger found in the decades since the accident, Michael Ciannilli, a NASA manager who saw the underwater video footage from the TV crew, told The Associated Press.
Ciannilli said the shuttle piece was more than 15 feet by 15 feet, but was likely longer because of the portion covered by sand. And because of the square thermal tiles on the piece, the NASA official believes it was part of the shuttle’s belly.
Video footage provided “pretty clear and convincing evidence,” said Ciannilli.
The latest Challenger remnants were found almost two decades after two fragments from the left wing drifted to the shores in 1996, according to The Associated Press. About 47% of the Challenger, including two solid-fuel boosters and an external fuel tank, has been recovered since the accident.
Although NASA officials did not come upon the shuttle artifacts, the remnants still belong to the U.S. government.
The space agency said it’s currently exploring what actions it may take with the artifact to “properly honor the legacy of Challenger’s fallen astronauts and the families who loved them.”
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Large Portion Of Destroyed Challenger Space Shuttle Found
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It is probably just Me , But I find it interesting that it(article) omitted that it was found in the" Bermuda Triangle"
Bermuda Triangle film crew discover piece of the space shuttle Challenger
Short article W/ pictures/ video
https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/n ... challenger
Bermuda Triangle film crew discover piece of the space shuttle Challenger
Short article W/ pictures/ video
https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/n ... challenger
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