Tank remains biggest challenge for shuttle's return to flight, group says
Eliminating sources of debris on the space shuttle's external tank remains the biggest challenge facing NASA as it attempts to return the orbiter to flight next March or April, according to the Stafford-Covey Return to Flight Task Group. "Probably the long pole in the tent right now would be the...
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