Water Damage Probed

Credit: IMAGE PROCESSED BY JULIAN CHRISTON, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA--SANTA CRUZ
The Columbia Accident Board will investigate whether the orbiter could have been damaged by rainwater before it was moved inside Boeing's Palmdale, Calif., facility for overhaul in 1999--and whether any lurking water damage could have played a role in the Feb. 1 reentry accident. Board member USAF...

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