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Aero-News Alert: STS-107 Down! (1st Report)

It now appears undeniable that the Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-107, has broken up over Dallas Texas, some 200,000 feet overhead. Video from Texas shows the contrail of the aircraft separating into separate debris paths at an estimated velocity of 12,500 mph.

The fate of the seven astronauts on board is unknown, but at the velocities involved in this stage of flight, survival is doubtful. The last communication with Columbia, NASA's oldest and heaviest shuttle, occurred at 0800 Central time, some 16 minutes before its scheduled landing in Florida.

Search and rescue teams have been alerted. Should anyone come into contact with debris from the Shuttle, please be advised that it should be considered hazardous and reported IMMEDIATELY to the authorities.

STS-107 was crewed by Commander Rick Husband, Pilot Willie McCool, Mission Specialists Dave Brown, Kalpana Chawla, Michael Anderson and Laurel Clark, and Israeli Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon.

God... not again. May God bless them all.

FMI: www.nasa.gov

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