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Minnesota Company Recovers Columbia Data

Posted May 7, 2008

An Eden Prairie company, Kroll Ontrack, Inc., recovered nearly 400mb of data from a hard drive aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia and was apparently able to complete some of the science experiments conducted onboard the flight. But it appears Kroll may be a very intriguing company beyond its data recovery operations.

» Categories: news business | Author: kwatt


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7 Comments:


The guardian article is overblown circumstantial rubbish. It would be unusual for a company -not- to make the occasional mistake in hiring.
»» Submitted by regexp at 8:58 PM on May 7



I didn't really understand that article, but I thought I'd put the link in anyway.
»» Submitted by »»» kwatt at 9:02 PM on May 7



Ooh... ooh... I have a Kroll link.
»» Submitted by »»» jderusha at 11:17 PM on May 7



I know a couple people who work for Kroll. Seems like a good company to work for and interesting work to do.
»» Submitted by »»» kc! at 9:05 AM on May 8



As an expert in magnetic recording, I will say that this is not a big deal.

The hard drive was still in one piece, and the platters (which contain the actual data) appeared to be intact.

The head of the drive and circuitry was probably damaged, but the actual magnetic media should be fine unless it was exposed to high temperatures.
»» Submitted by »»» vlado4 at 11:46 AM on May 8



Vlado4: "As an expert in magnetic recording, I will say that this is not a big deal....

...The head of the drive and circuitry was probably damaged, but the actual magnetic media should be fine unless it was exposed to high temperatures."


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»» Submitted by »»» teucer at 12:07 PM on May 8



Umm nice picture.

However as is seen below, the hard is in one piece, with no signs of melting or anything. Also the platters look to be in fairly good shape.


»» Submitted by »»» vlado4 at 12:47 PM on May 8



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