Space shuttle Mission 96 has been delayed at least a week
Space shuttle Mission 96 has been delayed at least a week. The orbiter Discovery was due to lift off on May 20 (see p. 71). But NASA said it would roll the shuttle back from the pad last weekend to repair some 150 holes that had been gauged by hail striking the insulation covering the external fuel...
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