Science Committee Reaches Agreement on Access to Columbia Accident Investigation Board Documents and Interviews

The Committee on Science of the House of Representatives has reached an agreement with the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) to obtain access to the documents and interviews conducted by the Board during its investigation into the loss of Space Shuttle Columbia on February 1, 2003.

Letters from CAIB Chairman Admiral H.W. Gehman to the Committee, and the bipartisan response from Committee Chairman Sherwood L. Boehlert (R-NY) and Ranking Democratic Member Ralph M. Hall (D-TX), may be found at the Science Committee's Democratic Caucus website.

An identical agreement has been reached between the CAIB and the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.

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