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October 31, 2005
Chemical & Engineering News: New Materials for Aging Space Shuttle
Susan R. Morrissey, Chemical & Engineering News, Volume 83, Number 43
pp. 26–29
January 29, 2004
Associated Press:NASA declares today 'Day of Remembrance'
Houston Chronicle: Columbia's last mission -- Special Report
December 12, 2003
New Scientist: Shuttle wings to have damage sensors
BBC: NASA still seeking shuttle patch
November 25, 2003
CNN: Will shrink-wrap fix shuttle fuel tank?
November 19, 2003
CNN: NASA struggles with shuttle repair kit
FloridaToday.com:
Labs home for sleuths; Specialists pinpoint failures to prevent them
October 30, 2003
Space.com:
Columbia Board to release additional report volumes
Newsday:
Call to strengthen shuttle area
September 29, 2003
BBC
News: Shuttle on slow road to space
September 19, 2003
BBC
News: NASA's shuttle sticking plaster
September 12, 2003
SpaceRef.com:
Congressional Research Service -- NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia:
Synopsis of the Report of the Columbia Accident
September 1, 2003
Chemical & Engineering News: Learning from Columbia
September 10, 2003
Sandia
National Laboratories: Sandia aids NASA in Columbia accident
investigation
August 27, 2003
New York Times: Investigators offer array
of ways to fix shuttle
New York Times: Short- and long-term
recommendations
August 26, 2003
Columbia Accident Investigation Board:
Columbia Accident Investigation Board releases final report
VIEW REPORT
August 25, 2003
Columbia Accident Investigation Board:
Columbia Accident Investigation Board Will Release Final Report
on August 26, 2003
August 6, 2003
Charleston.Net:
Boom, camera to let austronauts inspect, repair shuttle in flight
CNN:
NASA: Shuttle could fly in March
July 28, 2003
Orlando
News Sentinel: Foam likely to hit next shuttle
July 22, 2003
Newsday:
More than foam to blame?
July 16, 2003
Columbia Accident Investigation Board:
Foam impact velocity determination
Columbia Accident Investigation Board:
Columbia Accident Investigation Board / NASA Accident Investigation
Team Working Scenario
July 15, 2003
NASA:
STS-107 investigation videos
July 9, 2003
New York Times: Test shows foam was likely
cause of shuttle's loss
June 25, 2003
New York Times: Shuttle board determines
likely site of fatal damage
Washington Post: Other grave flaws found
in shuttle
June 23, 2003
The
Boston Globe: Panel to ask NASA to fix foam fault
Florida Today: NASA must minimize foam
risk
June 18, 2003
Houston Chronicle: New foam tests open
gaps in wing panels
June 13, 2003
Washington Post: Shuttle investigators
cite flaw in connecting bolts
ABC
News: Shuttle probe eyes flying bolt fragment
Space.com:
Columbia Board: Shuttle flew with defective hardware
Space.com:
NASA redesigns key piece of shuttle hardware
June 9, 2003
Associated
Press: Test bolsters theory that foam doomed shuttle
Reuters:
Shuttle wing cracks in test by Columbia crash probe
Discovery
Channel: Shuttle debris test cracks wing
June 4, 2003
Washington Post: Shuttle's carbon composite
to undergo tests
Sun
Sentinel: NASA plans to re-examine shuttle fleet's durability
May 30, 2003
Columbia Accident Investigation Board:
Shuttle Leading Edge Foam Impact Test Update
New York Times: Mockup Wing Is Torn by
Foam in Shuttle Test
May 22, 2003
Knight
Ridder News: NASA's repairs raise questions
Columbia
Accident Investigation Board: Columbia Accident Investigation
Board Updates Foam Testing
May 19, 2003
Associated Press: Shuttle panel takes
one last look
Space.com: Shuttle Investigator Says
Tumbling Foam Packed More Punch
May 12, 2003
Washington Post: Skeptics say shuttle
worn out, obsolete
Florida Today: Rockwell raised foam debris
concerns in '80s
May 7, 2003
New York Times: Investigators link Shuttle's
breakup to damage to wing
Space.com: Columbia accident board reveals
a "working hypothesis"
May 5, 2003
Space.com: NASA probe finds foam doomed
shuttle
May 1, 2003
Space.com: Shuttle Columbia investigators
close to best theory
Columbia
Accident Investigation Board: Columbia accident investigation
board focuses efforts
April 16, 2003
CNN: Investigators say slit wing may
have doomed Shuttle
Associated Press: Shuttle investigators
shift focus
April 10, 2003
Washington Post: Planned shuttle redesign
would cover troublesome foam
April 7, 2003
Science
News: NASA turns to new designs and materials
CNN: Shuttle investigators ponder theories
Deutsche Welle: Space junk's hidden danger
April 2, 2003
CNN: Shuttle investigation turns to role
of paint primer
April 1, 2003
New York Times: New analysis shifts theory
on shuttle
Space.com: Tape shows gases inside shuttle
wing
March 27, 2003
CNN: Shuttle investigators find flaw
in foam of spare fuel tank
NASA: Shuttle left wing cutaway diagrams
March 26, 2003
ABC News: Shuttle probe finds clues in
melted metal
March 24, 2003
Aviation Week: Water damage probed in
Columbia investigation
The Boston Globe: Aluminum's role in
shuttle loss probed
Space.com: Cape weather ripe for icy
debris to fall from Columbia's tank
March 18, 2003
United
Press International: Video shows shuttle shedding debris
Orlando
Sentinel: Early transition to turbulence may have overheated
shuttle
March 14, 2003
New Scientist: New clues to plasma's
flow into shuttle
Space.com: Early tests show foam debris
impact harmful to shuttle frame
International
Herald Tribune: Vaporizing aluminum may have exploded
shuttle
USA Today: Wear may have made shuttle's
wing weak
March 10, 2003
Space.com: NASA Investigates Dozens of
Scenarios, Though Odds of Foam Damaging Orbiter Remote
Space.com: Columbia's Final Data Transmission
Sends Mixed Signals
Orlando Sentinel: Idea of tile repairs
in space faded after 1st shuttle flight
March 7, 2003
Space.com: Space shuttle tile system
unique, future could bring alternatives
Aluminum Found on Columbia's Thermal Tiles
March 5, 2003
Space.com: Molten Aluminum found on Columbia
tiles
Washington Post: Debris show shuttle
stresses
March 3, 2003
State Univ. of New York, Buffalo: Adhesive
Bond Used on Columbia Space Shuttle Known to be Less Heat Resistant,
Says UB Materials Engineer
The Salt Lake Tribune: NASA Engineer
Raised Concerns Over Adhesive
February 27, 2003
Houston Chronicle: NASA given data on
foam damage in 1999 report
Orbiter Tile Impact Testing: The Southwest
Research Institute report details a series of tests conducted
to determine the possible extent of damage resulting from foam
insulation debris impacting Orbiter HRSI tiles (3.9 Mb PDF Document)
Assessment of foam debris contact with Columbia
during launch: Email Exchange between Langley Research
Center and Johnson Space Center beginning on Jan. 23 (2.3 Mb
PDF Document)
USA Today: Scarred shuttle tile very
unusual
February 24, 2003
Yahoo News: More than one piece of debris
hit shuttle at liftoff
USA Today: Investigators think they'll
pinpoint shuttle breach
February 21, 2003
Associated Press: Columbia probe looks
at application of foam to fuel tank
February 20, 2003
CentreDaily: Focus returns to Columbia's
foam
DailyPress.Com: NASA Langley wind tunnel
used to study Columbia's fate
February 19, 2003
Space.com: Step-by-Step: How Columbia's
wing might have failed and why
Newsday: Investigation: Columbia breakup
began over California
February 18, 2003
Washington Post: Columbia lives on through
its projects
Washington Post: 'Fault Tree' may lead
To root of crash
UPI: Did rough wing break Columbia?
February 15, 2003
Washington Post: Finding on Breach Rules
out computer or navigation glitch
February 14, 2003
NASA:
Thermal Analysis Shows Hot Plasma Possible in Columbia Left Wheel
Well Area
(Statement by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board)
Washington Post: Shuttle probably was
pierced
The Boston Globe: Superheated air cited
in shuttle probe
February 11, 2003
Space.com: NASA to test mock-up of shuttle
wing
Washington Post: NASA Identifies a Portion
of Shuttle's Left Wing
February 10, 2003
Science
News Online: Columbia Disaster: Why did the space shuttle
burn up?
CNN: Orbital collision maybe culprit
February 7, 2003
Aviation Week: USAF imagery confirms
Columbia wing damaged
Space.com: Piece of Columbia wing found
CNN: Report - Photos show Columbia wing
damage
February 6, 2003
New York Times: NASA doubts tank foam
debris doomed Columbia
Voice of America: Researchers assess
data from Columbia's scientific experiments
February 4, 2003
New York Times: Engineer's '97 report
warned of damage to tiles by foam
Washington Post: Foam plays crucial role
but is longtime problem
Scientific American: Space Shuttle investigation
continues
February 3, 2003
ABC News: Tile damage may be leading
shuttle theory
BBC News: Were lost tiles to blame?
Washington Post: Shuttle's left side
heated up sharply
New York Times: Protective tiles have
been major concern from the start
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