Astronaut will ride inspection boom on next shuttle flight
TEST FLIGHT TWO: NASA is still working toward a May window for the next space shuttle test flight, three years after the loss of Columbia forced development of in-orbit repair techniques for the delicate thermal protection system on the orbiter. The STS-121 mission will see spacesuited astronauts...
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