By Xeno
Debris from the space shuttle Columbia, which burned up on re-entry in 2003, has turned up in a drought-stricken lake in eastern Texas.
The 1m-wide spherical tank was found in Lake Nacogdoches, near the Texas town of the same name where much of the debris initially fell.
The tank was part of the ill-fated orbiter’s electrical power system and contained liquid hydrogen or oxygen.
A drought in the region has driven the lake’s water levels down by nearly 3m.
A local policeman patrolling the area alerted authorities to the find.
“It had been out of the water for some time,” Nacogdoches police sergeant Greg Sowell told the Associated Press. “It had been seen by local sportsmen… People didn’t know what they were looking... More...
