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More Columbia Debris Found in Texas

Drought Uncovers Cryogenic Hydrogen Tank in Lake Nacogdoches

A drought in Texas which has lowered the level of Lake Nacogdoches has uncovered a strange object - strange, that is, to everyone but NASA. The four-foot diameter metal sphere has been identified as a part of the Space Shuttle Columbia, which broke up on re-entry into Earth's atmosphere in 2003, claiming the lives of seven crewmembers.

The Associated Press reports in USA Today that CNN was told by Lisa Malone, a spokesperson for the Kennedy Space Center, "It's one of ours." She adds that the tank will be picked up by the agency and taken to KSC, where it will join other shuttle debris in storage.

A blogger covering a science beat for the Houston Chronicle says the tank held super-cold liquid hydrogen for the shuttle's fuel cells. USA Today readers have posted comments openly wondering how much debris from the breakup of Columbia has been found, but not turned in, by private citizens over the years.

FMI: www.nasa.gov

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