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Columbia disaster probe questions what if heat shield damage was known
Retired Adm Harold Gehman told the Senate Commerce Committee that even a 10 percent chance could have saved astronauts and a longer shuttle in orbit might have allowed mitigation. He faulted bureaucratic signals and the decision not to seek NIMA satellite imagery to assess left wing damage after foam struck Columbia.
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Washington
Columbia
Harold Gehman
Columbus Accident Investigation Board
Aad
NASA
Senate Commerce Committee
Gehman
Columba
Gebmar
Ise
National Imagery and Mapping Agency
NIMA
Sean O'Keefe
O'Keefe