Shuttle Tank Structure Cleared For Launch

The space shuttle Discovery is one more step closer to its planned STS-121 mission next month after approval of the biggest aerodynamic change in the shuttle stack since it started flying 25 years ago. Engineers meeting at the Michoud (La.) Assembly Facility, where the external tank is built...

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