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03:38 p.m. EDT (1938 GMT) July 8, 2003  
Science & Space
Shuttle 'smoking gun' found

Shuttle 'smoking gun' found

An investigator looking into what caused the disintegration of the space shuttle Columbia said the "smoking gun" at the heart of the accident has been found. As suspected, tests showed definitively that foam striking the orbiter wing could cause catastrophic damage.

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