Sunday, April 30, 2006

NASA To Launch Defective Shuttle

There are known problems that caused one shuttle to fail. They will launch in July without necessary fixes.

By MARK CARREAU
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle

NASA plans to launch the shuttle Discovery in July without further changes to the foam-covered external fuel tank — despite the concerns of some engineers that more safety improvements are needed, top agency officials said Friday.

The modifications will be considered for flights beyond July's.

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