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Originally Posted by ahecht
It looks like there was some debris separation from the external tank:
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A Slashdot user commented on the fact it appeared that Tiles fell off. If I could download a video or something, I'd like to see it, I mist have missed it on CNN.
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Originally Posted by Wetzel
The Solid Rocket Boosters land about 140 miles downrange in the ocean after they detach at ~40 miles in height. They are recovered and resued.
The external tank detaches even higher and breaks up on the way down.
Wetzel
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It would have been cool to watch the carmera attached to it as it fell back to earth. but it unfortudently orbits for a good deal of time (as it had orbital veolicity when it seperates from the shuttle itself).