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NEWS ABOUT: debris

debris stories: 11 news summaries

Debris Hits Endeavour
On Liftoff

NASA says it's likely harmless, will examine shuttle tomorrow

Jul 15, 09 8:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Endeavour lifted off today, onboard cameras captured pieces of debris falling off the exterior fuel tank and striking the shuttle, the Houston Chronicle reports. NASA officials say it's probably no big deal, and the crew will examine the orbiter with external cameras tomorrow. "That's a normal process for... More »

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(Newser) - Brazil's Navy and Air Force gave up their search for Air France Flight 447 victims today, citing the difficulty of finding bodies and wreckage 25 days after the crash, Reuters reports. "It's already been nine days without seeing any bodies," a Brazilian officer said. French ships will remain,... More »

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France • Brazil • plane crash • bodies • wreckage • debris • victim • Air France Flight 447

 15 More Bodies 
 Found at Crash Site 

Searches also find large amount of aircraft wreckage

Jun 8, 09 2:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Searchers have recovered 15 more bodies from the Air France 447 crash site in the Atlantic, bringing the total to 17. Brazil's military also collected large amounts of the plane's "structural components," officials tell Reuters. "Hundreds of items are being found and being stored until we know... More »

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France • Atlantic Ocean • Brazil • corpse • debris • Air France • Air France Flight 447

 Brazil Recovers 3 More Bodies 

Pilots say they've seen even more; ships on the way to retrieve them

Jun 7, 09 9:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Brazil's military has found three more bodies from the Air France crash in the Atlantic today, officials tell the AP, bringing the number of recovered bodies to 5. Search pilots report seeing more on flyovers of the debris field 45 miles from where the jet sent out its last distress... More »

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(Newser) - The Brazilian Air Force has recovered the first two bodies from the Air France crash, the BBC reports. They also found a suitcase and a backback with a laptop inside. “We confirm the recovery from the water debris and bodies from the Air France plane," an air force... More »

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Air Force • Atlantic Ocean • Brazil • plane crash • bodies • debris • search and rescue • Air France Flight 447

 Recovered Debris Not 
 From Air France Crash 

Officials say pallet found  in crash zone  was just 'sea trash'

Jun 5, 09 2:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Brazilian officials say debris they earlier believed was from Air France Flight 447 was actually just "sea trash," the BBC reports. A wooden pallet found 600 miles off Brazil's coast in the area where the jet is thought to have crashed probably came from a ship, and an... More »

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First Debris Retrieved From Flight 447

Air France tells
families no one survived the crash

Jun 4, 09 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Brazilian crews begin retrieving the first pieces of Air France flight 447, the airline has told families that nobody survived, the AP reports. A helicopter pulled a cargo pallet and two buoys from the Atlantic, 340 miles northeast of Brazil's Fernando de Noronha islands. As theories about the crash... More »

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Brazil • death • airline passengers • debris • Air France • Air France Flight 447

Searchers See More Debris From Air France Crash 

Weather alone can't explain crash: aviation analyst

Jun 3, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Searchers spotted more wreckage today from Air France Flight 447, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean earlier this week with 228 people aboard. A team of international aircraft discovered four fields of metallic debris and a 12-mile fuel slick some 220 miles off the Brazilian coast, the Washington Post reports.... More »

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(Newser) - Fireballs streaking across Kentucky, Texas, and New Mexico are likely debris from two satellites that collided last week, Space.com reports. Since Friday, residents have been calling police and weather offices reporting loud blasts that FAA officials are attributing to debris entering the atmosphere. The FAA also warned airplane pilots... More »

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 Judge Tosses Out
 9/11 Remains Case 

Families wanted cemetery created for mass of rubble

Jul 7, 08 8:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - A lawsuit to have rubble from the Sept. 11 attacks given a proper burial was dismissed in a US court today, Reuters reports. Victims' families contend that the estimated 1.5 to 1.8 million tons of debris contain human remains, and must be removed from the Fresh Kills landfill... More »

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World Trade Center • court • judge • remains • terrorist attack • debris • 9/11 attacks

Shuttle Safe, Mission On

No sign of dings in heat shield after blast-off

Mar 12, 08 4:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour is on course to dock with the international space station with apparently no damage to the heat shield during takeoff, the Houston Chronicle reports. Tracking cameras indicated possible debris near the shuttle just after launch that may have struck near the ship's nose.... More »

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