Shuttle leaving sensor boom behind when it undocks from ISS

The space shuttle Endeavour will leave behind the 50-foot-long Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) it has used twice to inspect its thermal protection system for potentially deadly dings when it undocks from the International Space Station (ISS) on the evening of March 24 for the flight home. Normally...

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