Shuttle inspection boom may delay launch schedule

The development of an instrumented boom for inspecting the space shuttle's leading edge panels in orbit continues to jeopardize NASA's goal of returning the shuttle to flight in March or April of next year, according to the Stafford-Covey Return to Flight Task Group. NASA has struggled with the...

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