Keep Atlantis As A Spare

As NASA debates whether to send the space shuttle Atlantis on a final mission to the International Space Station (ISS), here is a simple and safe solution: Send Atlantis with a two-person crew, leave it docked to ISS and have the crew catch a ride back to Earth on a Soyuz (AW&ST April 26, p. 16). An...

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