Upcoming shuttle mission clears another hurdle
Engineers reviewing the biggest aerodynamic change to the space shuttle since it began flying 25 years ago have cleared it for the STS-121 mission upcoming next month. A design certification review at the Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans, where the big shuttle external tank is manufactured...
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