Space shuttle Challenger debris - ECU Digital Collections

Title: Space shuttle Challenger debris
Description: Brenda Saulter, a secretary for the Greenville police department holds what may be a piece of the space shuttle Challenger. The shuttle was destroyed in a fiery blast just 17 seconds after liftoff, Jan. 28. The piece of light-weight debris was found by East Carolina University student Edward Hook, III, of Asheboro, who brought the piece to Greenville from Hatteras. The debris is being shipped to NASA.
Date: February 14, 1986
Original Format: photographs
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Local Identifier: 0741-b45-ff
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Location of Original: East Carolina Manuscript Collection
Rights: Copyright held by East Carolina University. Permission to reuse this work is granted for all non-commercial purposes.
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Daily Reflector Images

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Diane Clyburn Mar 12 2016

I have a piece of the challanger ....my husband was part of the clean up. The sampson

Vickie Willard Oct 30 2015

Found a piece at the Outer Banks NC in 2014 that looks a lot like this. How do I know if it is and what should I do with it.

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