The Challenger Shuttle 25 Years Later

A naval salvage ship lifts a piece of debris from the water off the coast of Cape Canaveral. Sonar, divers, remotely operated submersibles and manned submersibles were all used to
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Grim Task
A naval salvage ship lifts a piece of debris from the water off the coast of Cape Canaveral. Sonar, divers, remotely operated submersibles and manned submersibles were all used to search a 480-square nautical mile area for pieces of the shuttle.

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