Flying bolt fragment may present new threat to future shuttle

Friday, June 13, 2003

WASHINGTON -- Investigators have found a new threat to future space shuttles -- a 40-pound bolt fragment that could fly off during launch and smash into the spacecraft with catastrophic results as it raced toward orbit.

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