NASA Doubts Shuttle TPS Repairs Can Be Certified
Thermal protection system (TPS) repair techniques that NASA has developed and checked out in space may one day bring a space shuttle home in one piece. But there will never be a guaranteed fix if the debris damage the agency expects to see from now until the shuttle fleet is retired becomes serious...
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