NASA Assessing Shuttle Schedule Changes

By Mark Carreau

Now that the Discovery astronauts have touched down at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ending a weather-delayed, 15-day mission to the International Space Station on April 20, shuttle program managers are re-evaluating how they intend to fly out the three missions remaining before the shuttle’s retirement and whether there may be time and resources for an additional flight.

However, the goal of reaching retirement by the ...

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