Analysis moves shuttle wing 'strike zone' farther out

A board investigating the loss of the shuttle Columbia now believes that the section of the shuttle's left wing hit by foam debris during launch is a few inches farther out than previously thought. "New analysis has moved the possible strike zone outboard a bit, from [panels] five, six, seven to...

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