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Published online 20 August 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040816-12
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The space shuttle's return to flight
On 26 August last year, the Columbia Accident Investigation Board released its assessment of the devastating space shuttle crash on 1 February 2003, which claimed seven lives and brought the US human space flight programme to a jarring halt. One year on from the report, news@nature.com looks at the shuttle's long road to recovery, and its uncertain future.
Why did NASA ground its shuttle fleet?
NASA decided that no shuttle should fly until the exact cause of the accident was identified. The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) was set up to oversee this process.
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