MISSION INVESTIGATION
Shards of carbon graphite material up to 2 in. long were discovered at the launch site after the Feb. 10 loss of Japan's M-5 booster (AW&ST Feb. 21, p. 123). Investigators are now focusing on the prospect that the carbon graphite lining of the Nissan first-stage nozzle had an invisible crack that...
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