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Newspaper: Part of Columbia astronaut's diary found

Monday, January 26, 2004 Posted: 10:57 AM EST (1557 GMT)


Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon

HOUSTON, Texas (AP) -- Sections of a diary belonging to one of the seven astronauts killed last year when the space shuttle Columbia broke apart over Texas were found a few months ago and returned to his family, according to a published report.

The Jerusalem Post reported that sections of Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon's diary were found in a Texas field with other debris.

The diary was submitted to the Israel Police for help in deciphering what was written, since the pages were written in Hebrew and some of the pages were full of holes, the newspaper reported.

Johnson Space Center spokesman James Hartsfield confirmed on Friday that any personal items found among the debris were returned to the astronauts' families.

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