Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Installation Caps 17-Year Odyssey

HOUSTON – When the STS-134 crew installs the $2 billion Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) particle detector experiment aboard the International Space Station later this week, it will mark another milestone in a project that began in 1994. The day after Endeavour’s planned May 18 docking, the...

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