Report on Columbia Details How Astronauts Died

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by classicman

What were these conclusions based upon? Did they have recorders or "little black boxes." Were they still in contact with the astronauts? Are there cameras inside beaming signals back?
After reading the article I am left wondering if it is supposition or fact.

My guess would be that autopsy results combined with many years of aircraft accident reconstruction from examination of critical parts, cabin furniture, burn marks, as well as data directly from the aircraft as it broke up gave them the best picture they could get from it. We have been studying aircraft accident scenes for so many years other countries rely on our services with major plane crashes. I think it is the most accurate unclassified result were are going to get at this point.