Key lawmaker doubts space shuttle can fly 20 more years

The chairman of the House Science Committee said June 3 that he expects the space shuttle will return to flight but doubts the aging spacecraft will remain in service for 20 more years as some NASA "optimists" have suggested. At a press briefing addressing issues handled by his committee, Rep...

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