Gear problems may not disrupt shuttle schedule, NASA says

A problem with some space shuttle components probably won't hurt the return-to-flight schedule as much as agency officials feared last week, program manager William Parsons said March 22. Cracks and corrosion were found on shuttle actuator gears, which open the rudder speed brakes on the spacecraft...

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