Feature Writing: Robert Lee Hotz
The following stories were submitted for Pulitzer Prize consideration.
BUTTERFLY ON A BULLET
In an inquest fraught with questions of guilt and shame, scientists unravel the mystery of a shuttle's demise.
First in a series of six
First in a series of six
December 21, 2003
BUTTERFLY ON A BULLET
The shuttle may have been America's pride. But it was also part of the aging infrastructure.
December 22, 2003
BUTTERFLY ON A BULLET
Early investigators had to rely on informed guesswork. But clues were puring in.
December 23, 2003
BUTTERFLY ON A BULLET
With 83,900 clues at their feet, investigators follow the heat. An outsider ponders the "forgetting curve."
December 24, 2003
BUTTERFLY ON A BULLET
Was that a chunk of the shuttle that fell off in orbit? The Hog Works searches for an answer.
December 25, 2003
BUTTERFLY ON A BULLET
It was at best a make-work mission.
December 26, 2003