Дата: 07 февраля 2003 (2003-02-07)
От: Boris Paleev
Тема: Обломки шаттла Columbia ищут американские спутники
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Обломки шаттла Columbia ищут американские спутники
HАСА и Федеральное агентство по управлению страной в чрезвычайных ситуациях
(Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA) используют для поиска обломков
шаттла Columbia, рухнувшего в субботу при попытке приземления, американские
спутники-шпионы, передает The Washington Times.
Представитель министерства обороны США, пожелавший остаться неизвестным,
сообщил, что сотрудники HАСА и FEMA используют данные, полученные со спутников,
для поиска обломков шаттла и выяснения, сгорел тот или иной обломок при
вхождении в плотные слои атмосферы или долетел до земли. Кроме того, информация
спутников-шпионов может помочь при определении причины катастрофы.
Для этой цели используются три типа спутников. Во-первых, это секретный военный
спутник фотослежения KH-12, объективы которого позволяют получить снимки земной
поверхности с очень высоким разрешением. Во-вторых, спутники DSP (Defense
Support Program), используемые для обнаружения запусков баллистических ракет и
снабженные инфракрасными сенсорами. Кроме того, как сообщил эксперт
GlobalSecurity.org Джон Пайк (John Pike), для определения местонахождения
обломков шаттла будут использоваться спутники GPS.
Изучением материалов, получаемых со спутников, занимаются два военных
командования США. Стратегическое военное командование, расположенное на военной
базе "Оффатт" в Hебраске, занимается спутниковыми данными, касающимися
местонахождения обломков шаттла. Космическое командование ВВС, расположенное на
базе в Колорадо, собирает и анализирует информацию, полученную спутниками во
время катастрофы.
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Дата: 07 февраля 2003 (2003-02-07)
От: Boris Paleev
Тема: КОСМОС-МКС-МHЕHИЕ
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КОСМОС-МКС-МHЕHИЕ
Поддержание Международной космической станции в пилотируемом режиме -
единственно правильное решение - космонавт Георгий Гречко
МОСКВА, 7 февраля. /Корр.ИТАР-ТАСС Елена Зубцова/. Поддержание Международной
космической станции /МКС/ в пилотируемом режиме - единственно правильное
решение, считает летчик-космонавт Георгий Гречко. "Законсервировать станцию
означает заморозить вложенные в нее миллиарды долларов, - отметил он сегодня в
интервью ИТАР-ТАСС. - Кроме того, в законсервированном виде станция будет
постепенно выходить из строя, как атрофируются органы человеческого организма,
когда они бездействуют".
После трагедии с шаттлом "Колумбия" вектор программы МКС, несомненно, сместится
в сторону России, отметил Гречко, пояснив, что американцы на время приостановят
полеты шаттлов, и только российские "Союзы" и грузовые "Прогрессы" смогут
обеспечить продолжение программы. "Мы можем обеспечивать доставку космонавтов и
грузов на орбиту до того момента, пока не возобновятся полеты шаттлов, и тогда
мы сможем достраивать станцию", добавил он.
В настоящее время Россия производит два пилотируемых корабля "Союз" и три
грузовых "Прогресса" в год. "Однако, если американцы профинансируют
строительство дополнительных кораблей, Россия готова обеспечить совместную
программу дополнительными средствами доставки", - подчеркнул Гречко.
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Дата: 07 февраля 2003 (2003-02-07)
От: Boris Paleev
Тема: Сборка обломков затруднена плохой погодой
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Feb. 6, 2003, 4:43PM
Debris searchers battle rainy, blustery conditions
By JAMES KIMBERLY
Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle
THE DEBRIS
HEMPHILL -- Shuttle debris searchers returned to the fields and forests here
today against a driving rain and temperatures that felt like freezing.
The weather was so bad that helicopters were grounded and boats with sonar were
not launched on the Toledo Bend Reservoir to search for debris from the space
shuttle Columbia. Jasper Fire Chief Jamie Gunter said the boats might search
the reservoir this afternoon if the weather improves.
"The weather undoubtedly is going to be a factor today," said U.S. Forest
Service Ranger Marq Webb.
As Webb spoke a hard rain fell and a 5- to 10-mph wind blew. The temperatures
were in the upper 30s this morning but the wind and the rain made it feel much
colder.
Despite the conditions, more people volunteered to search Sabine County for
shuttle debris today than any other day this week. Sabine County Sheriff Tom
Maddox said that is a testament to the character of the people.
"I have never in my 30 years of law enforcement seen a more dedicated group of
individuals. I don't think there is anything that can keep them from
accomplishing what they intend to accomplish," Maddox said.
What they intend to accomplish is a Herculean task. Shuttle debris is spread
from the northwest corner of the sparsely populated county to the southeast.
The search efforts have been concentrated in a 250 square mile swath, but much
debris has been found outside the target area and the county is about 1,000
square miles in all.
Much of Sabine County is rough and uneven terrain thick with briars. As of
today, only about 30 square miles had been searched. Shuttle debris has been
found at 625 sites in Sabine County. Debris has been removed from about 200 of
those sites.
Heading back into the woods today were 350 volunteers divided into 15 crews and
a mounted patrol from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The volunteers
include military, police officers, firefighters, other emergency workers and
citizens able to withstand the rigors of a six- to eight-hour strenuous hike.
An additional 200 National Guard troops were expected in Sabine County this
afternoon to assist with the hunt.
Feb. 7, 2003, 12:26AM
Debris search turns wet
Fatigue also slows effort; weekend snow, ice loom
By DALE LEZON and JIM HENDERSON
Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle
THE INVESTIGATION
HEMPHILL -- Cold rain drenched much of East Texas Thursday, hampering efforts
to search for debris from space shuttle Columbia.
More bad weather -- possibly even icy conditions -- is expected through the
weekend, but crews are expected to continue the hunt today for shuttle parts
that are scattered across East Texas.
The rain slowed work Thursday, but didn't stop it, said Nacogdoches County
Judge Sue Kennedy, who heads the county emergency management team.
"We're moving on," she said. "We have not pulled back."
And Nacogdoches County Sheriff Thomas Kerss said fatigue has been as big a
factor as the weather.
"That applies to horses as well as humans," he said.
Plans are being made to shorten shifts to six hours and to provide longer rest
breaks for the horses.
"There have been no significant reports of injury," Kerss said. "Two horses had
some minor injuries and had to be treated by a veterinarian."
Despite the hardships, volunteers are still arriving, he said.
"We have 608 people deployed in Nacogdoches," he said.
One group of New York firemen is in the area and more are expected to arrive
today. Private surveyors have volunteered to lay out the search grids to
prevent gaps and overlaps and ham radio operators are helping with
communications in areas where normal radio equipment is ineffective, Kerss
said.
Still, he said weather forecasts for the weekend are not promising. More rain,
high winds, lower temperatures with wind chill factors in the 20s and possibly
ice or snow are expected, he said.
President Bush on Thursday amended the emergency declaration issued for Texas
on Saturday, authorizing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to pay for
debris removal. The amendment allows FEMA to support and pay for shuttle debris
recovery in any other state debris may be found.
Thousands of shuttle bits and pieces have been located, but NASA officials said
none so far provides an explanation as to why Columbia disintegrated over Texas
on Saturday, killing all seven astronauts.
"We're still looking for that elusive missing link," said shuttle program
manager Ron Dittemore at the Johnson Space Center.
Also Thursday, a day after two people were charged with illegally collecting
shuttle debris, officials said several people had taken advantage of an amnesty
offered to anyone else who might have parts of the spaceship. The amnesty
period expires today at 5 p.m.
In Lufkin, where officials gathered at the federal command center, Dale Vodack,
of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, said there are "sites where
soil is contaminated" by toxic materials from the shuttle, but he emphasized
there is no threat to surface or ground water.
In Sabine County, which borders Louisiana, search teams made up of volunteers
and National Forest Service employees worked for about two hours before
stopping because of the weather.
The rain and heavy clouds also grounded a helicopter under contract with the
forest service.
"We can't fly in weather like this," said Charles Edgar, a helicopter crew
member who is with the forest service.
Before stopping, more than 200 National Guard troops searched the ground and
other crews scoured portions of Toledo Bend Reservoir with sonar equipment and
divers swam the murky water, Webb said.
Jerry Niederhofer, of Cold Springs, said he was cold but didn't want to stop
working. He stood shivering in the pouring rain beside a dirt road in the
forest southeast of town. He was part of a group of six 20-person search teams
boarding buses to leave the forest after the search was halted for the day.
They were muddy, wet and tired. Some said they were happy to get out of the
forest to get warm.
"I'm glad to be going in at this point just to get some dry clothes,"
Niederhofer said. "But I would have stayed. It's a tragic incident and I want
to do my part like everybody else."
He said he would stay "as long as it takes" to find shuttle debris.
Debbie Casto, a forest service employee, said some of her team members did not
have rain gear and it was better to stop rather than risk getting too cold and
wet.
The sparsely populated county is covered in thick pine and hardwood forests
that are clogged with thickets and underbrush, making ground searches difficult
even in good weather.
Helicopter crews have been able to guide search teams to debris deep in the
forest. Don Eddings, a spotter chopper contracted by the forest service, said
the helicopter flies slowly at treetop level so he can scan the forest with
binoculars. The helicopter often hovers over ground searchers and directs them
to debris, but it also lands in fields when Eddings spots something there. He
said he's found a metal ring and an envelope enclosed in plastic.
Eddings said he also has spotted a large object in the reservoir, but he is
uncertain if it was shuttle debris.
"It looked like it didn't belong there," said Eddings, a forest service
technician. "It didn't look like it fit with everything else we see flying over
the lake."
While some workers hunt for shuttle remnants, collection crews retrieve debris,
said Holly Morgan, forest service spokeswoman. The material will be stored
under guard at the county sheriff's office and will eventually be taken to
Barksdale Air Force Base in Shreveport, La.
Chronicle reporter James Kimberly contributed to this article
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Дата: 07 февраля 2003 (2003-02-07)
От: Boris Paleev
Тема: Обломок шаттла найден и в Арканзасе
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Feb. 6, 2003, 9:21AM
Piece of shuttle found in Arkansas
Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK - A state emergency official says a sensor from the space shuttle
Columbia has been found in northwestern Arkansas.
The sensor was the first piece of shuttle debris found in the state since the
spacecraft disintegrated Saturday over eastern Texas, killing all seven crew
members aboard.
"It's a clear ball about the size of a ping pong ball," Jennifer Gordon, a
spokeswoman for the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management, said
Wednesday. "It says 'U.S. Space and Rocket Center' on it. It's got some little
tiny batteries inside it and some circuitry."
Gordon said the debris was found just north of Natural Dam, about 130 miles
northwest of Little Rock. Most of the debris has been found in Texas and
Louisiana, but officials also are searching Arizona and California.
Gordon said the Crawford County emergency management coordinator has the piece
and was waiting for directions from NASA officials on what to do with it.
Lt. Mike Swaim of the Crawford County Sheriff's Office said the office received
a call Tuesday afternoon from a woman in the Natural Dam area who told them she
had found a small plastic ball in her yard bearing the words "U.S. Space and
Rocket Center."
Gordon warned that if any other Arkansans find debris they should call local
authorities immediately because it may contain hazardous material.
More than 12,000 pieces of debris from the shuttle have been gathered. In Texas
alone, officials have identified 38 counties with debris, while pieces have
turned up in two dozen Louisiana parishes.
"The scale makes it unprecedented," said Dave Bary, a spokesman for the
Environmental Protection Agency, which is overseeing the collection of debris.
"The debris field is so large -- covering so many counties -- I can't think of
anything historically that would compare to this."
The shuttle was composed of about 2 million parts, many of which shattered into
pieces as small as a nickel.
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