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2 Shuttle Columbia Special Shuttle Columbia Special 2 Shuttle Columbia Disaster, Seven damaged the orbiter's critical heat shield. included condolences to the families of Astronauts Dead But on Saturday, after the the dead astronauts. "Our entire nation (Continues from Page 1) Columbia had re-entered the earth's grieves with you." atmosphere to head home from its mission, sensors in the left wing began to ISRAELI ASTRONAUT, HUGE NASA space shuttle program fail in a possible indication that excessive SECURITY manager Ron Dittemore said a piece of heat was seeping into the shuttle foam insulation came off the shuttle fuel tanks at liftoff on Jan. 16 and banged into structure, he said. VIPs who were lined up to greet At the time that Columbia came the returning astronauts at Kennedy the spacecraft's left wing, but was judged apart, its wings were heated to 3,000 Space Center in Florida were led away by ground controllers not to have degrees Fahrenheit, but the heatshield from a grandstand near the shuttle's should have prevented damage to the landing strip by NASA officials after The ‘X’ Chronicles shuttle, Dittemore said. reports of the break-up. Electronic Edition "Now, in hindsight, that impact (of Israelis and Americans watched insulation) was on the left wing. All the their televisions in shock as details of the Publisher and Managing Editor: indicators (of trouble) were on the left space craft's fate unfolded. Rob McConnell wing. We can't discount that there might A huge security operation had been Special Assistant to the Publisher: Laura E Millar be a connection, but we can't rush to mounted to protect the take-off of Editor: judgment on this," he said. Columbia on Jan. 16 because of terrorism Stephanie McConnell Rescue teams scrambled to search fears and the presence of the Israeli Internet Hosting: for the remains of the crew, which astronaut. MindTribes E-Commerce: included the first Israeli to fly on the Bush telephoned Israeli Prime ibill.com shuttle, former combat pilot Col. Ilan Minister Ariel Sharon to lament a "tragic Ramon. There were warnings that parts of day for the astronauts' families and a The ‘X’ Chronicles Newspaper, ISSN1203- 0201, Vol. 9, No. 1 is published by The McConnell a vast 120-mile-long corridor of debris tragic day for science." Media Group, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Please could be toxic because of poisonous Administration officials said at include your name, mailing address, and telephone rocket propellant. such a height the shuttle was out of number with any correspondence. Copyright (c) CNN said a family reported finding surface-to-air missile range, and no threat 2002-2003 The McConnell Media Group, all rights reserved. Material in this publication may not be a leg in a field in Hemphill, Texas. had been received targeting the reproduced by any media, electronic or otherwise in Investigators later carried a black body spacecraft. whole or in part without the permission of the bag from the area and placed it into the NASA, which was assembling Publisher. This publication is available on The ‘X’ back of a hearse as they bowed their debris from the shuttle for its inquiry, put Chronicles Newspaper CD ROM - ISSN1499-8602 - or The ‘X’ Chronicles Newspaper on line at heads. future shuttle flights on hold until it had http://www.xzone-radio.com - ISSN1499-8599. "We are not ready to confirm that worked out the cause of the Columbia The Publisher’s Contact Information Is: The we have found any human remains," loss. McConnell Media Group, 5554 Lewis Avenue, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, L2G 3R7, Tel: (905) Nacogdoches County Sheriff Thomas Bush, who ordered American flags 359-7700 or by email at xchronicles@xzone- Kerrs said. to be flown at half-staff as a mark of radio.com. He added that among the roughly respect for the crew, said the crew "did Unsolicited submissions become the 1,000 calls reporting debris, some people not return safely to Earth, yet we can pray exclusive property of The McConnell Media Group. To send submissions for publication in THE ‘X’ said they found remains of crew that all are safely home," in remarks CHRONICLES or for FREE classified word ads, members. recalling religious imagery used by please send them to the following e-mail address "The Columbia is lost. There are no President Ronald Reagan about the and be sure to include your e-mail address, name, contact information and daytime telephone number: survivors," said a grim-faced Bush in a Challenger. (Continues on Page 3.) xchronicles@xzone-radio.com. message broadcast on television, which