I recall reading somewhere that fishermen off of Hawaii found charred debris from the ET, but not much survives the atmospheric reentry. I don't believe anything that is found is even remotely recognizable, so I have doubts they even found anything.
I have seen pictures of the ET debris burning up in the atmosphere taken from Hawaii. I think it would be neat to see a video of the ET from jettison to burn up.
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I have a question about the forward attachment point of the Orbiter.
Someone may even have a picture. I understand that it is some form of bolt that shears off at the ET sep, and is flush with the bottom of the Orbiter. Also, I've seen the picture of the new bolt on the bottom of the Orbiter coming out of the processing facility. Does anyone have a picture of the "socket" that the bolt goes in? How is the sheared bolt removed after flight? If seems like a very small point, yet it does the trick every time.
Thanks,