Greater Self-Inspection Capability of STS-121 Reaps Copious Data

The intense robotic self-inspections conducted on Discovery as part of shuttle flight test objectives exceed those done on last year's shuttle return-to-flight mission, but their penalty on crew time combined with other essential tasks will remain a challenge for future flights. A nationwide NASA...

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