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  Nasa looks into shuttle 'debris'  Nasa is investigating 2 cases of debris seen falling from the Discovery as it blasted off for Earth orbit   Nasa investigates shuttle failure  The space agency is hunting the source of a problem that forced it to abort the launch of the Discovery Solar capsule crashes into Earth  The $264m Genesis carrying captured particles blown off the Sun has crashed after its parachutes failed to open Two passenger jets crash Nasa rover breaks down on Mars  Spirit has stopped sending useful data to Earth and mission scientists are unable to send it commands Columbia report faults Nasa managers

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Mars dust storms threaten rovers  NASA: Huge dust storms pose the worst threat yet to six-wheeled, solar-powered rovers - Opportunity and Spirit   Crack found in shuttle tank foam  Engineers checking Discovery have found a crack in the foam insulation lining the orbiter's external tank Foam 'might have struck shuttle'  Nasa believes at least one shard of protective foam might have hit a wing of the Discovery   Nasa grounds space shuttle fleet

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Jul.21   USA

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Jul.3   Florida

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Jul.28   Florida
Jul.27   Florida
  The engineers investigate debris which fell from Discovery's external fuel tank during launch
Jul.26   Florida
Jul.13   Florida

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Sep.8   Utah
Jan.22   USA

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Aug.26   Washington
  The independent team concluded that long-standing flaws in the organisation were 'as much a cause' as technical faults
Jun.29   Florida Mars launch delayed again  A problem with cork insulation on the rocket forced NASA to scrub its scheduled night launch May.6   Texas Seal 'caused' shuttle disaster  The seal probably broke between protective tiles on the left wing, according to preliminary results Mar.5   Texas Debris suggests shuttle tires blew out  Tires and debris suggest that the left tires blew out and superheated gases were flowing out of the left wing's wheel well Feb.28   U.S. Congress NASA chief blasted over shuttle memos  Sean O'Keefe endured searing criticism in a congressional hearing at House Science Committee Feb.26   Texas Engineers warned of shuttle wing burning  The day before the Columbia broke up, engineers expressed concern that its left wing might burn off Feb.25   Texas NASA: debris part of shuttle wing  A piece of Columbia debris found in far west Texas came from the upper section of the left wing Feb.13   Texas NASA: puncture may be to blame  Engineers convinced Columbia's left wheel well was punctured, allowing super heated gas to leak into the wing   Washington NASA email warned of disaster  Engineer weighed the possibility of a catastrophic failure resulting from extreme heat on the shuttle's tires Feb.9   Texas Shuttle recovery teams redeployed  More than half of those searching in Nacogdoches County were reassigned to neighboring counties Feb.5   Washington Video captured shuttle breakup  NASA to examine military video of shuttle Columbia breaking up over Texas Feb.4   Texas NASA memo warned of tile damage  The memo noted that debris striking the left wing after takeoff might have 'the potential for a large damage area to the tile' Feb.3   Texas Nasa extends shuttle search
  Experts have extended their search for debris and crew remains across the western United States
Feb.2   Texas Sensors: rising temperatures on Columbia
  In the final minutes something occurred on the craft's left side, significant enough to make the space craft roll to the right
Feb.1   Texas Space shuttle and crew lost
  Columbia broke up as it descended toward a planned landing, showering debris across southeastern Texas
 Those killed on the flight were commander Rick D. Husband; pilot William C. McCool; payload commander Michael P. Anderson; mission specialists David M. Brown, Kalpana Chawla and Laurel Clark; and Israel's astronaut, Ilan Ramon. The loss was caused by damage sustained during launch when a piece of insulation broke off

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Children killed in earthquake

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Terror attacks hit U.S.



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