Analysis: Investigation into the space shuttle Columbia disaster

From: Talk of the Nation (NPR) | Date: February 3, 2003| Author: NEAL CONAN | Copyright information


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02-03-2003

Analysis: Investigation into the space shuttle Columbia disaster

Host: NEAL CONAN
Time: 2:00-3:00 PM

NEAL CONAN, host:

This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan in Washington.

NASA officials said today that they've expanded the search for debris from the space shuttle Columbia. Wreckage apparently fell further west than they originally thought. They've set up a second collection point for wh...

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