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A Texas farmer found a charred ACES astronaut helmet lying in his rural field following the tragic Space Shuttle Columbia disaster on February 1, 2003. (lemmy.world)
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[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

After further reading( including from an old quora entry where a person who searched and found debris commented) they did find some larger remains. Apparently the crew cabin imploded and retained some remains as it spun and fell, ejecting more debris and remains as it plummeted.