NASA Weighs Late Heat Shield Inspections for Shuttle Crews
15th Jul 2006, 20:01 GMT
HOUSTON - NASA managers are discussing whether a late heat shield inspection that has made an already busy flight even more so for six astronauts aboard the shuttle Discovery is worth the extra time and risk, a lead flight director said Saturday.
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