Yes, they conceded, the tubes could be used as rocket casings.

Part of it was found inside the rocket casing after inspectors equipped with lights crawled into the nozzle Monday morning.

Metal parts like rocket casings and fins were crushed beyond reuse in Spain, Argentine officials said.

Working with a striker was far easier than working alone to fuller the plates into the thin sheets necessary for the rocket casings.

It was a fleck of paint, most likely from a derelict rocket casing.

That was a crack that developed in the rocket casing when a cooling system failed.

An Apache helicopter was hit by small-arms fire and dropped a rocket casing, the American statement said.

We need to get back to work on rocket casings.

The nozzle seal damage was detected when the rocket casings were examined after the last two missions, in June and earlier this month.

It has been reported that some analysts thought they might be used for rocket casings, which apparently was the correct interpretation.