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 Seal 'caused' shuttle disaster The seal probably broke between protective tiles on the left wing, according to preliminary results
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| Mar.5 |
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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
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| Feb.26 |
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Engineers warned of shuttle wing burning The day before the Columbia broke up, engineers expressed concern that its left wing might burn off
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| Feb.25 |
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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
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| Feb.13 |
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NASA: puncture may be to blame| Engineers convinced Columbia's left wheel well was punctured, allowing super heated gas to leak into the wing | |
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| Feb.9 |
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Shuttle recovery teams redeployed More than half of those searching in Nacogdoches County were reassigned to neighboring counties
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| Feb.4 |
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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' | |
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| Feb.3 |
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Nasa extends shuttle search| Experts have extended their search for debris and crew remains across the western United States | | |
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| Feb.2 |
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NASA probe progressing, assessing data Federal investigators formed teams to undertake the task of determining what went wrong when Columbia broke apart
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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 | |
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Clues sought for shuttle disaster Nasa has vowed to leave 'no stone unturned'. police teams scoured large areas in Texas for shuttle fragments
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| Feb.1 |
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Remains found among shuttle debris NASA will conduct its own investigation, as will the Congress, and the government is forming an independent commission
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NASA mourns, seeks answers Investigators were working to determine what caused the shuttle Columbia to disintegrate into a trail of flaming debris
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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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Strong quake shakes Mexico; 24 dead
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Terror attacks hit U.S.
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