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Very close-up, slo-mo of the Columbia launch debris

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wow...that looks like a big chunk of tiles was ripped off :sad:
 

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hard to say ....... sad though
 

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If that is ice, that explains the particle cloud, if it is not ice, the damage was severe and to a critial point in the structure. If those were smashed tiles, that wing lost a good amount of heat protection. At 3000 degrees (when the craft started falling apart) those missing/destroyed tiles exposed the wing and led to catastrophic damage!
 

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Hopefully there is another view point of the launch that can be more definate.
 
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