The space shuttle Columbia experienced a small scare on Sunday when a 12 mile tether that connects a half-ton satellite, broke without warning.The crew and craft were unharmed....but the satellite drifted away from Columbia. In only minutes, the tether and satellite were more than 18 miles away from the shuttle. It's very unlikely that Columbia's crew will even try to retrieve the satellite.Mission control said the cable broke somewhere inside a tower in the shuttle cargo bay. More than 3-thousands volts of electricity from the Earth's magnetic field were being generated through the tether and satellite when it broke....causing the end of the tether to appear frayed, stripped, charred and melted.This was the second U.S.-Italian tethered-satellite system flight. The first flight, in 1992, also experienced trouble when the tether jammed because of a protruding bolt.

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Earth Views From Shuttle Flight

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AERIALS OF THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER. CR:75. BARS. CI: AIR VIEWS: BUILDINGS, KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.

AERIALS OF THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER. CR:75. BARS. CI: AIR VIEWS: BUILDINGS, KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.

00:00:00:00 - RAW SHOWS: DARK SCENE HOUSE IN FLA. SUPPOSED TO SEE THE SATELLITE? (0:00)/

00:00:02:24 From Columbia 3/8/96 at :00 MS PAN INSIDE SHUTTLE, ASTROS WAVING TO CAM IN COCKPIT / at :08 WS EARTH FROM SHUTTLE/PRETTY GOOD SHOTS OF OCEAN, COASTLINES / at :40 ENDS (0:00) /

FILE VIDEO FROM THE STS-75 MISSION AND ANIMATION SHOWING DEPLOYMENT AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF THE TETHERED SATELLITE

/n00:00:00:00 /nFrom Columbia 3/4/96 at :00 view of desert cool shot / at :07 cu of equipment.. being closed ...then displaying numbers /n (0:00)/ /n

FLIGHT DAY FILE VIDEO - EARTH BEAUTIES / SATELLITE B&W STILL / SLOW MOVING SHOT OF EARTH / HOUSTON CONTROL COMMUNICATION / ASTRONAU TS READING / DRINKING FROM STRAWS W/ COMMANDER ANDY ALLEN / ALLEN EXPLAINS LIQUID SALT AND PHILADELPHIA SOFT PRETZELS / FOUR ASTRONAUTS CLOSELY CONFINED / AUTO-CORE FAIL AUDIO W/ ASTRONAUTS IN BG / ASTRONAUT WRITING / VS SHUTTLE AND EARTH / HAZY SHOT OF EARTH / MISSION CONTROL

/n00:00:00:00 /nFrom Columbia at :00 black screen, little blip on right side of screen / at :06 rest is back & forth gray and black, hazy light on right side. really not good video, can't ...

FLIGHT DAY FILE VIDEO - EARTH BEAUTIES / SATELLITE B&W STILL / SLOW MOVING SHOT OF EARTH / HOUSTON CONTROL COMMUNICATION / ASTRONAU TS READING / DRINKING FROM STRAWS W/ COMMANDER ANDY ALLEN / ALLEN EXPLAINS LIQUID SALT AND PHILADELPHIA SOFT PRETZELS / FOUR ASTRONAUTS CLOSELY CONFINED / AUTO-CORE FAIL AUDIO W/ ASTRONAUTS IN BG / ASTRONAUT WRITING / VS SHUTTLE AND EARTH / HAZY SHOT OF EARTH / MISSION CONTROL

/n00:00:00:00 /nFrom Columbia 2/25/96 at :00 tether floats in space / at :05 earthviews /n (0:00)/ /n

FLIGHT DAY FILE VIDEO - EARTH BEAUTIES / SATELLITE B&W STILL / SLOW MOVING SHOT OF EARTH / HOUSTON CONTROL COMMUNICATION / ASTRONAU TS READING / DRINKING FROM STRAWS W/ COMMANDER ANDY ALLEN / ALLEN EXPLAINS LIQUID SALT AND PHILADELPHIA SOFT PRETZELS / FOUR ASTRONAUTS CLOSELY CONFINED / AUTO-CORE FAIL AUDIO W/ ASTRONAUTS IN BG / ASTRONAUT WRITING / VS SHUTTLE AND EARTH / HAZY SHOT OF EARTH / MISSION CONTROL

FLIGHT DAY FILE VIDEO - EARTH BEAUTIES / SATELLITE B&W STILL / SLOW MOVING SHOT OF EARTH / HOUSTON CONTROL COMMUNICATION / ASTRONAU TS READING / DRINKING FROM STRAWS W/ COMMANDER ANDY ALLEN / ALLEN EXPLAINS LIQUID SALT AND PHILADELPHIA SOFT PRETZELS / FOUR ASTRONAUTS CLOSELY CONFINED / AUTO-CORE FAIL AUDIO W/ ASTRONAUTS IN BG / ASTRONAUT WRITING / VS SHUTTLE AND EARTH / HAZY SHOT OF EARTH / MISSION CONTROL

/n00:00:00:00 /nFrom Columbia 2/25/96 at :00 tether loose in space, begins to twist and spiral / at :26 satellite boom, spotlight beam shines on it / at :40 end /n (0:00)/ /n

FLIGHT DAY FILE VIDEO - EARTH BEAUTIES / SATELLITE B&W STILL / SLOW MOVING SHOT OF EARTH / HOUSTON CONTROL COMMUNICATION / ASTRONAU TS READING / DRINKING FROM STRAWS W/ COMMANDER ANDY ALLEN / ALLEN EXPLAINS LIQUID SALT AND PHILADELPHIA SOFT PRETZELS / FOUR ASTRONAUTS CLOSELY CONFINED / AUTO-CORE FAIL AUDIO W/ ASTRONAUTS IN BG / ASTRONAUT WRITING / VS SHUTTLE AND EARTH / HAZY SHOT OF EARTH / MISSION CONTROL

/n00:00:00:00 /nFrom Columbia 3/7/96 at :00 WS PART OF SHUTTLE IN SPACE, SPRAY OF STEAM OR EXHAUST COMING FROM SHUTTLE / at :12 MS PANS OVER TO SHOW PAYLOAD BAY / at :16 MS PAYLOAD BAY, TWO ASTROS ...

/n00:00:00:00 /nFrom Columbia 3/7/96 at :00 CU LETTER / at :00 MS ASTRO WAVES FROM INSIDE SHUTTLE / at :08 MS THEY WAVE INSIDE SHUTTLE / at :20 VS LETTER / at :40 ENDS /n (0:00)/ /n

FLIGHT DAY FILE VIDEO - EARTH BEAUTIES / SATELLITE B&W STILL / SLOW MOVING SHOT OF EARTH / HOUSTON CONTROL COMMUNICATION / ASTRONAU TS READING / DRINKING FROM STRAWS W/ COMMANDER ANDY ALLEN / ALLEN EXPLAINS LIQUID SALT AND PHILADELPHIA SOFT PRETZELS / FOUR ASTRONAUTS CLOSELY CONFINED / AUTO-CORE FAIL AUDIO W/ ASTRONAUTS IN BG / ASTRONAUT WRITING / VS SHUTTLE AND EARTH / HAZY SHOT OF EARTH / MISSION CONTROL