NASA SUSPECTS FOUL PLAY BEHIND GASH IN SPACE SHUTTLE, SAYS DR. ZACHARY SMITH IS A 'PERSON OF INTEREST'

HOUSTON - NASA said today that the gash in the space shuttle Endeavour's heat shield was likely the work of a saboteur. A high ranking space agency official who asked not to be named said that Dr. Zachary Smith is a "person of interest."

Smith, whose whereabouts are not known, was previously convicted of sabotaging the Jupiter 2 mission, causing the Robinson family to be lost in space for three seasons.

NASA urges Americans to approach Smith with extreme caution because of his malevolent nature, which he may try to soften by playing the coward for comic relief.