Shuttle Actuator Delay Not as Bad as Feared

Inspection and repairs to the rudder speed brake actuators on NASA's three remaining space shuttles may not have as severe an impact on return-to-flight planning as originally feared. William Parsons, the shuttle program manager, said Hamilton Sundstrand, which built the massive mechanisms that open...

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