NEW ORLEANS — A small heap of paper that survived the fiery disintegration of space shuttle Columbia, a 38-mile fall to Earth and two months of exposure to rain and sun in a Texas field has been painstakingly restored by forensic scientists, yielding the flight diary and notes of Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon.
Scientists used computer image-enhancement technology and infrared light to read the charred and tattered pages and fit some of them together like jigsaw-puzzle pieces.
Not everything could be deciphered.
But Sharon Brown, the Israeli police document examiner who put the material together, said she was amazed that the metal-ring cardboard-bound notebook had even survived the Feb. 1, 2003, disaster.
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002190860_shuttlediary26.htmlLooks pretty good for surviving the crash of a space ship and two months of TX sun and rain. Amazing.
Did we ever get to see any photos of Atta's passport?