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Science 7 February 2003:
Vol. 299. no. 5608, pp. 796 - 797
DOI: 10.1126/science.299.5608.796
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SPACE PROGRAM:
Shuttle Disaster Puts NASA Plans in Tailspin

Andrew Lawler

The disintegration of the Columbia space shuttle heralded not only disaster but also an unwelcome era for thousands of engineers and scientists around the globe. Beyond the terrible human toll, the 1 February disaster abruptly halts construction of the international space station, cripples life and physical sciences research, and calls into question NASA's plans to move beyond Earth's orbit.

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