Shuttle astronauts may have tried to override autopilot

Monday, March 10, 2003

HOUSTON -- An attempt may have been made to override Columbia's autopilot in the final few seconds of its doomed flight, according to information received Sunday by the space shuttle's accident investigation board.

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