400 MB Seagate Drive Survives the Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster

A 400 MB hard-disk drive manufactured by Seagate has been recovered from the wreckage left by the Columbia space shuttle. The ship has been completely destroyed by an explosion during reentry on February 1, 2003. There was nothing left of the ship and all the seven crew members had been kille... [ read more >> ]

The Xenon stirrer was the key element in the experiment

Th Seagate drive was recovered from the ruins

The HDD platters were extremely damaged, yet data recovery paid off

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The HDD platters were extremely damaged, yet data recovery paid off