The Next Step for NASA

By Joseph Shapiro

Published February 2, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports on the impact this weekend's crash of the space shuttle Columbia will have on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Joseph Shapiro

Joseph Shapiro is a NPR News Investigations correspondent.

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