Tape Recovered In Shuttle Wreckage Shows Astronauts Preparing To Land

IN SPACE - FEBRUARY 1: (VIDEO CAPTURE) This image from NASA video Mission Specialists Laurel Clark smiles on the flight deck of the Space Shuttle Columbia during reentry February 1, 2003 while in space. The 13-minute video was found in the wreckage of the Space Shuttle Columbia near Palestine, Texas five days after the Shuttle broke apart. NASA says the plasma gas seen in the video is normal on all shuttle landings. The tape begins after the de-orbit engine burn and shows the crew preparing to land. NASA Mission Control lost contact with the Space Shuttle Columbia during the reentry phase of mission STS-107 February 1, 2003 and later learned that the shuttle had broken up over Texas. Debris from the wreckage drifted hundreds of miles from central Texas to Louisiana. All seven astronauts onboard the Shuttle died in the crash. (Photo by NASA-TV/Getty Images)