[新闻] NASA Releases Recovered STS-107 Imagery

NASA released Tuesday photos and videos that were taken by Space Shuttle Columbia's crew during the STS-107 mission. Since the Feb. 1 accident, 28 video tapes with recoverable footage and 21 rolls of film with recoverable photographs have been found. Tuesday's release includes almost 10 hours of video and 92 photographs that were determined not relevant to the Columbia Accident Investigation Board's efforts to determine the cause of the mishap. Columbia broke up during re-entry as it was wrapping up a 16-day mission devoted to science.

Selected photographs and video footage will be aired during Video File on NASA TV on Tuesday at 2 p.m. CDT (1900 GMT), 5 p.m. (2200 GMT) and 8 p.m. CDT (0100 GMT Wednesday). News media may obtain the video and photos in their entirety by calling the Johnson Space Center Media Resource Center at (281) 483-4231.

STS-107 Crew  

The STS-107 crew poses for a photo in this image from video found during the debris recovery efforts. On the top row from left to right are Astronauts Michael Anderson, Dave Brown, Ilan Ramon and Kalpana Chawla. On the bottom row are Willie McCool, Rick Husband and Laurel Clark.


NASA Releases Recovered STS-107 Photos, Videos
NASA released Tuesday photos and videos that were taken by Space Shuttle Columbia's crew during the STS-107 mission. Since the Feb. 1 accident, 28 video tapes with recoverable footage and 21 rolls of film with recoverable photographs have been found. Tuesday's release includes almost 10 hours of video and 92 photographs that were determined not relevant to the Columbia Accident Investigation Board's efforts to determine the cause of the mishap. Columbia broke up during re-entry as it was wrapping up a 16-day mission devoted to science.

Selected photographs and video footage will be aired during Video File on NASA TV on Tuesday at 2 p.m. CDT (1900 GMT), 5 p.m. (2200 GMT) and 8 p.m. CDT (0100 GMT Wednesday). News media may obtain the video and photos in their entirety by calling the Johnson Space Center Media Resource Center at (281) 483-4231.

STS-107 Information
STS-107 Crew Memorial
See the STS-107 Investigation Reference for documents and other materials relating to the accident.


As of Tuesday, more than 84,000 pieces of Columbia have been recovered. The weight of the debris is 38,510 kilograms (84,900 pounds), which is about 38 percent of the orbiter's dry weight. Anyone who finds a suspected piece of shuttle debris should call the Columbia Recovery Office at 1-866-446-6603.

The Columbia Accident Investigation Board, or CAIB, held a briefing Tuesday to update reporters on the progress of its inquiry into the loss of Space Shuttle Columbia and the STS-107 crew. Board Chairman Hal Gehman and three other members participated in the briefing, which was held in Washington, D.C. NASA TV will replay the briefing Tuesday at 3 p.m. CDT (2000 GMT) and 6 p.m. (2300 GMT).

Meanwhile on the science front, researchers have updated the amount of data received from STS-107 experiments. The report is available


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