Product Release: Final Report on Columbia Space Shuttle Accident

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U.S. Government Information IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 2003
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The Superintendent of Documents Announces the Release of the
Final Report on Columbia Space Shuttle Accident

Washington, DC - The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) has released its final report on the causes of the Feb. 1, 2003 Space Shuttle accident. The report is available for sale from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office.

The Board crafted the report to serve as a framework for a national debate about the future of human space flight, but suggests that it is in the nation's interest to replace the Shuttle as soon as possible as the primary means for transporting humans to and from Earth orbit.

The Board makes 29 recommendations in the 248-page final report, including 15 return-to-flight recommendations that should be implemented before the Shuttle Program returns to flight.

The report, which consists of 11 chapters grouped into three main sections, was the result of a seven-month-long investigation by the CAIB's 13 board members, more than 120 investigators, 400 NASA and contractor employees, and more than 25,000 searchers who recovered Columbia's debris.

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