Check these pages for several pictures of the remains of the orbiter :
http://www.capcomespace.net/shuttle/...cuperes_OV.htm
and
http://www.capcomespace.net/shuttle/...s_OV_part2.htm

This page for the remains of the Solid Rocket Boosters :
http://www.capcomespace.net/shuttle/...uperes_SRB.htm

This page for the remains of the External Tank :
http://www.capcomespace.net/shuttle/...cuperes_ET.htm


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John Maxson wrote
in message ...

The tiles on those floating pieces certainly looked damaged
to me (in Av Week's excellent color photos), despite the fact
that they were designed to withstand very high heating.

The photo caption begins:

"Lower right-hand forward fuselage of the orbiter
Challenger ..."

Allegedly it was the *left-hand* forward fuselage which so
damagingly struck the water. My mind is open to heat, impact,
and crush damage at altitude. My book's conclusions (based
upon cause's different from NASA's) reopen the 'cabin' door.

--
John Thomas Maxson, Retired Engineer (Aerospace)
Author, The Betrayal of Mission 51-L (www.mission51l.com)