Columbia photo taken with 11-year-old Mac
The closely analyzed photo of space shuttle Columbia’s underside was not taken with cutting-edge military equipment, but by three researchers playing around with an old Mac and a home telescope in their free time, reports the Associated Press. “The grainy photo was made Feb. 1 at the Starfire Optical Range at Kirtland Air Force Base and released Friday by NASA. It shows what appears to be a suspicious bulge on the shuttle’s wing shortly before it broke apart.
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