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Authorities in the East Texas city of Nacogdoches say the object was found after the drought caused the waters to recede in Lake Nacogdoches, and they notified representatives from NASA on Friday.
Nacogdoches made headlines in 2003 when debris from the shuttle Columbia disaster was found there.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/02/texas.shuttle.debris/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
- The object is a tank that provides power and water for shuttle missions
- It was found after drought caused lake waters to recede
- Columbia broke up while re-entering atmosphere in 2003
Authorities in the East Texas city of Nacogdoches say the object was found after the drought caused the waters to recede in Lake Nacogdoches, and they notified representatives from NASA on Friday.
Nacogdoches made headlines in 2003 when debris from the shuttle Columbia disaster was found there.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/02/texas.shuttle.debris/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
