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              National Space Development Agency of Japan
                            Press Release
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February 2, 2003
National Space Development Agency of Japan
President: Shuichiro Yamanouchi

                   Space Shuttle Columbia Accident

As I heard a report that the Space Shuttle Columbia of the U.S. 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) had an accident 
just before its landing, I feel deep sorrow for the tragedy, and would 
like to send my sincere condolences to the seven astronauts, their 
families, and the United States of America. Columbia was scheduled to 
land at 11:16 p.m. on Feb. 1, 2003 (Japan Standard Time).

NASDA is trying to understand the situation of this tragic accident, 
and has established a cause investigation team of the Columbia 
accident led by the NASDA Vice President to continue our effort to 
study the situation.

Related links:
Space Shuttle Columbia (NASA)
http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/

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Date of Issue : February 3, 2003

Publisher : Public Relations Office
            National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA)
            28F World Trade Center Bldg.,
            2-4-1 Hamamatsu-cho, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8060
            Japan
            TEL:+81-3-3438-6111

NASDA Home Page :
http://www.nasda.go.jp/index_e.html

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