Fake Shuttle Photos Circulating In 'Israeli Satellite' E-Mail
POSTED: 11:21 a.m. EST March 13, 2003
UPDATED: 1:10 p.m. EST March 14, 2003
A set of electronic images of space shuttle Columbia attached to an e-mail is the latest Internet hoax concerning the orbiter.
The electronic images show the shuttle exploding in a ball of fire in space. The e-mail is claiming that the photos were taken by an Israeli satellite during re-entry.
Several of the photos are also posted on Web sites.
The images do not appear to match with what is known about how Columbia broke up over Texas during re-entry from orbit.
Neither NASA nor the Columbia Accident Investigation Board would comment on the images.
This is not the first Internet hoax concerning shuttle Columbia. Images that showed a supposed crack in the shuttle's wing were circulated in February.
The electronic images show the shuttle exploding in a ball of fire in space. The e-mail is claiming that the photos were taken by an Israeli satellite during re-entry.
Several of the photos are also posted on Web sites.
The images do not appear to match with what is known about how Columbia broke up over Texas during re-entry from orbit.
Neither NASA nor the Columbia Accident Investigation Board would comment on the images.
This is not the first Internet hoax concerning shuttle Columbia. Images that showed a supposed crack in the shuttle's wing were circulated in February. Copyright 2003 by Local6.com.
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