Data from Columbia disk drives survived the shuttle accident

May 9, 2008 By BRIAN BERGSTEIN, AP Technology Writer Data from Columbia disk drives survived the shuttle accident (AP)

In this photo provided by Kroll Ontrack Inc., a data drive that fell from the space shuttle Columbia when it was destroyed in 2003 is shown. During Columbia's fateful final mission, the drive had been used to capture data from a scientific experiment on the way xenon gas flows. (AP Photo/Kroll Ontrack Inc.)

(AP) -- Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires and dumped in lakes.



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