Measures to sharply curtail ana document potentially fatal launch debris similar to that which doomed Columbia and her crew should allow the space shuttle to resume flights as early as May. But it could take up to two years before a fully certified thermal protection system and wing leading edge in-orbit repair capability is ready, shuttle managers say. The overall positive safety tradeoffs, however, are enabling return-to-flight preparations to accelerate this month toward making a serious run at launching the shuttle back to space by spring.


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    Titel :

    Shuttle Shaping Up


    Beteiligte:
    Covault, Craig (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2004-12-13


    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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