Investigators link Columbia disaster to damaged shuttle tiles
NASA and the Columbia Accident Investigation Board said damaged thermal tiles allowed superheated gases into the left wing on reentry, causing destruction over Texas on February 1. A foam insulation strike at launch remains the leading but unproven cause while experts prepare safety recommendations.
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Space crew endures rough return to Earth from ISS
Three crew members including American Donald Pettit and cosmonaut Nikolai Budarin returned Sunday from the International Space Station after a 161 day mission. A computer error and antenna issues sent their descent off course, eight times Earth gravity and a taxing reentry left them disoriented but in good spirits as they adjusted to gravity and solitude in Kazakhstan.
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