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| Jul.3 |
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 Crack found in shuttle tank foam Florida: Engineers checking Discovery have found a crack in the foam insulation lining the orbiter's external tank
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| Mar.24 |
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SpaceX rocket fails first flight Oceania: The new Falcon 1 rocket, developed by the Space Exploration Technologies, has been lost on its maiden flight
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| Jul.28 |
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Foam 'might have struck shuttle' Florida: Nasa believes at least one shard of protective foam might have hit a wing of the Discovery
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| Jul.27 |
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Nasa grounds space shuttle fleet| Florida: The engineers investigate debris which fell from Discovery's external fuel tank during launch | | |
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| Jul.26 |
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Nasa looks into shuttle 'debris' Florida: Nasa is investigating 2 cases of debris seen falling from the Discovery as it blasted off for Earth orbit
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| Jul.13 |
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Nasa investigates shuttle failure Florida: The space agency is hunting the source of a problem that forced it to abort the launch of the Discovery
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| Sep.8 |
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Solar capsule crashes into Earth Utah: The $264m Genesis carrying captured particles blown off the Sun has crashed after its parachutes failed to open
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Two passenger jets crash
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| Jan.22 |
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Nasa rover breaks down on Mars Spirit has stopped sending useful data to Earth and mission scientists are unable to send it commands
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| Aug.26 |
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Columbia report faults Nasa managers| Washington: The independent team concluded that long-standing flaws in the organisation were 'as much a cause' as technical faults | |
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| Jun.29 |
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Mars launch delayed again Florida: A problem with cork insulation on the rocket forced NASA to scrub its scheduled night launch
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| May.6 |
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Seal 'caused' shuttle disaster Texas: 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 Texas: 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.28 |
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NASA chief blasted over shuttle memos U.S. Congress: Sean O'Keefe endured searing criticism in a congressional hearing at House Science Committee
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| Feb.26 |
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Engineers warned of shuttle wing burning Texas: 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. Texas
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| Feb.13 |
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NASA: puncture may be to blame Texas: Engineers convinced Columbia's left wheel well was punctured, allowing super heated gas to leak into the wing
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NASA email warned of disaster. Washington
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| Feb.9 |
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Shuttle recovery teams redeployed. Texas
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| Feb.5 |
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Video captured shuttle breakup. Washington
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| Feb.4 |
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NASA memo warned of tile damage Texas: 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| Texas: 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 Texas: 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| Texas: 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 Texas: 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 Texas: 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 Texas: 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 Texas: 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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