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NASA begins rehearsals for shuttle's return to flight

NASA has begun a series of rehearsals for the space shuttle's return to flight, the agency announced Oct. 13. The rehearsals involve flight controllers, the astronaut crew, support engineers and training instructors simulating key portions of the mission. NASA plans roughly 200 hours of rehearsals...

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