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Waste water vent was the probable cause of the Columbia tragedy

Houston, USA - The experts do not exclude the hypothesis

It would be the "Waste water vent", a mixture of urine and water expelled by Shuttle and created by the solar cells, the mysterious object recorded by Nasa’s instruments near the Shuttle, before the tragic re-enter. The experts do not exclude hypothesis, that an ice meteor could have hit and damaged Columbia. Admiral Hal Gehman, investigating committee leader, has revealed the solution on the mysterious o...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 40392
Rome, Italy, 02/11/2003 16:52
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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