NASA cuts one Shuttle flight a year to save money

NASA has cut its Space Shuttle launch rate from eight to seven flights a year as a cost cutting measure, and does not plan to outfit a second Shuttle to dock with Russia's Mir space station, according to the space agency's latest mixed-fleet manifest. The new manifest, updating the launch schedule...

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