Drought leads to discovery of possible shuttle artifact in Nacogdoches

Thanks to the drought, which is causing lakes to dry up in Texas, authorities in Nacogdoches have uncovered what may be a part of the space shuttle Columbia in Lake Nacogdoches.

“The lower water level has exposed a larger than normal area on the northern side of the lake,” said NPD Sgt. Greg Sowell. “A large round object became visible, and it is very possible that it is part of Columbia.”

Officials with the Nacogdoches police took pictures of the object, described as being 4-feet in diameter and full of mud, and sent them off to NASA.

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Simply looks like some sort of chem tank to me, but this is what the Chronicle is reporting.

if i were there, id post that baby right on ebay.

But how did it get into lake. I thought ALL the parts fell in the oceans?

Possibly a punctured hydrogen tank. Remember there were pieces falling off of the flying flaming wreckage as it plummeted to Earth. Most of the footage is from Texas. It was traveling from east to west. I could certainly be wrong tho.

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Thanks

Originally posted by Ophiuchus 13
But how did it get into lake. I thought ALL the parts fell in the oceans?

no, it flew over Texas that fateful morning, leaving a smoke + debris trail across the sky

The lake is definitely on the map.

Originally posted by overseer1136
Possibly a punctured hydrogen tank. Remember there were pieces falling off of the flying flaming wreckage as it plummeted to Earth. Most of the footage is from Texas. It was traveling from east to west. I could certainly be wrong tho.

West to east. It came in over the pacific, mexico, and over texas on the way to Florida...

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columbia , not challenger

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You're right. I got mixed up

All trips to LEO go eastward, and that's the direction they reenter, opposite the earth's rotation.