On February 26, divers for a television documentary dove deep into the Atlantic Ocean in quest of a search-and-rescue plane that had been missing since 1945. Mike Barnette plunged deeper and deeper, his vision clouded, like he was whirling in a glass of Guinness, until his fingers hit a flat piece of metal.
A big portion of the space shuttle Challenger, which had exploded on the morning of January 28, 1986, to the horror of millions watching the launch on TV, was there in the sand with fish swimming above it when the crew returned to the site on May 5 after being unable to determine what it was. All seven crew members died in the accident, one of the worst in the history of the American space programme. This shocked and devastated NASA, which had spent weeks searching the ocean for debris. It appeared that at least one sizable component had been missing for many years.In an interview on Thursday, Mr. Barnette, 51, said, The sadness of that, and remembering watching it as a youngster u2014 it’s a mix of emotions to literally, literally touch history.After reviewing the video, NASA authorities decided that the relic was from the Challenger, confirming the divers’ discovery. Mr. Barnette stated that the object is a considerable portion of the orbiter’s bottom, but the space agency is still looking into what element of the shuttle it belonged to.Comment your thoughts below
Nasa found a big portion of the Space Shuttle which exploded many years ago
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