Inspection of wing edges among shuttle crew's tasks

Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled for launch on July 1. Once aloft, the primary mission milestones across the 13-14 day flight will include: Day 2: The Canadian MD Robotics orbiter boom sensor system (OBSS) will be used to inspect the reinforced carbon-carbon (RCC) wing leading edges and nose cap...

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