FAA to re-examine debris models in light of Columbia loss

Armed with the new data provided by the loss of the shuttle Columbia, the FAA plans to collaborate with NASA and the U.S. Air Force on an effort to improve the analytical tools used to predict injuries and damage on the ground resulting from spacecraft re-entry debris. Paul Wilde, an aerospace...

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