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CAPTION CORRECTION - CORRECTING DATE - Retired Admiral Hal Gehman, Chairman of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, briefs members of the press following the release of the final report on the space shuttle Columbia disaster August 26, 2003. NASA 's self-protective culture and its reluctance to tackle safety problems head-on contributed to the fatal breakup of shuttle Columbia, just as technical factors tore the ship apart, independent investigators reported on Tuesday. REUTERS/Win McNamee