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Shuttle Columbia Investigation

By Eric Niiler

Published February 1, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

NPR's Eric Niiler reports on the investigation into the shuttle Columbia disaster.

Eric Niiler

Eric Niiler reports for NPR's national desk. His work can be heard on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and other NPR newsmagazines. Before moving to his current post, Niiler was a reporter for NPR's Day to Day program, and also filed pieces for NPR's national and science desks.

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