Failed Shuttle Antenna Slows Launch Damage Assessment

Discovery’s astronauts scanned the space shuttle’s heat shielding for signs of damage from launch debris April 6, but were unable to transmit the findings to NASA’s Mission Control for analysis by imagery experts because of a failed high-data rate Ku-band communications antenna. Instead, the shuttle...

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