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Shuttle investigators eye paint primer
An invesitigator inspects Columbia debris.

Shuttle investigators eye paint primer

Paint primer from shuttle launch towers may have splashed with rain onto Columbia and formed pinholes in the left wing that contributed to the disaster, the investigation board said.

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