Space Shuttle Rescue Sought for Orion 3

The Hughes Space and Communications Co. has asked NASA, on behalf of international insurance underwriters, to launch the shuttle on a commercial space salvage mission to capture the wayward Hughes Orion 3 communications satellite so astronauts can attach a new upper stage rocket motor to the...

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