Columbia board to 'follow the heat;' first public hearing March 6

With nearly 14 percent of the space shuttle Columbia's mass recovered so far, members of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) are attempting to find the point where hot gas first infiltrated the orbiter's structure. "What we will be doing is trying to follow the heat," CAIB member Roger...

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