SETI bioastro: Fw: Air Force camera reveals serious damage to Columbia's wing

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AIR FORCE IMAGERY CONFIRMS COLUMBIA WING DAMAGED
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High-resolution images taken from a ground-based Air Force tracking
camera in southwestern U.S. show serious structural damage to the
inboard leading edge of Columbia's left wing, as the crippled orbiter
flew overhead about 60 seconds before the vehicle broke up over Texas
killing the seven astronauts on board February 1.

    http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts107/030207avweek/

ACCIDENT BOARD TAKES OVER AS SINGLE AUTHORITY IN PROBE
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Amid congressional concern about NASA's objectivity in the wake of
the Columbia disaster Saturday, the quasi-independent Accident
Investigation Board, beefed up with non-NASA staff and board members,
will assume the mantle of sole authority in determining what caused
the crash that claimed the lives of seven astronauts.

    http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts107/030206board/

Lawmakers call for presidential commission:
    http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts107/030206congress/

NASA MULLS SPACE STATION LAUNCH, CREW OPTIONS
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International space station planners are debating the possibility of
launching a two- or three-man caretaker crew in late April or early
May aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to replace the lab's current
crew and to keep the outpost occupied until space shuttle flights
resume.

    http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts107/030206station/

RUSSIAN CARGO FREIGHTER DOCKS TO SPACE STATION
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A fresh load of supplies has arrived at the International Space
Station Tuesday, enabling the three-man Expedition 6 crew to remain
aboard the complex through late-June or early-July, if necessary.

    http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts107/030204progress/status.html

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