Mike Leinbach talks to the Columbia Reconstruction Project team before arrival of the final shipment of Columbia debris.

Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach talks to the Columbia Reconstruction Project team before arrival of the final shipment of Columbia debris. The recovery efforts have been concluded in East Texas. Prior to this final shipment, the total number of items at KSC is 82,567, weighing 84,800 pounds or 38 percent of the total dry weight of Columbia. Of those items, 78,760 have been identified, with 753 placed on the left wing grid in the RLV Hangar.