Shuttle heat shield cleared for re-entry
A nationwide NASA/contractor imagery and thermal analysis team has cleared the space shuttle Discovery for re-entry July 17 without any intervention to remove a slightly extended tile gap-filler on the orbiter's aft belly. The decision means the flight's third extravehicular activity (EVA) will go...
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