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Image: Columbia Shuttle Disaster - officials discuss the transportation of the shuttle's nosecone
Hemphill, Texas, February 4, 2003 -- Federal, state and local officials discuss the transportation of the shuttle's nosecone near Hemphill, TX. Photo by Mark Wolfe/Released/FEMA News Photo