In the RLV Hangar, two members of the STS-116 crew look at pieces of tile from Columbia. Center left is Mission Specialist Christer Fuglesang, with the European Space Agency, and center right is Mission Specialist Robert Curbeam. The Columbia Reconstruction Project Team is examining and identifying pieces as they are delivered to the hangar. More than 70,000 items, weighing 78,000 pounds, about 36 percent of the Shuttle by weight, have been delivered to KSC for use in the mishap investigation.
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In the RLV Hangar, two members of the STS-116 crew look at pieces of tile from Columbia. Center left is Mission Specialist Christer Fuglesang, with the European Space Agency, and center right is Mission Specialist Robert Curbeam. The Columbia Reconstruction Project Team is examining and identifying pieces as they are delivered to the hangar. More than 70,000 items, weighing 78,000 pounds, about 36 percent of the Shuttle by weight, have been delivered to KSC for use in the mishap investigation.