NASA Likely To Fly Next Shuttle Sans Foam Ramp
NASA Likely To Fly Next Shuttle Sans Foam Ramp
By Brian Berger
Space News Staff Writer
posted: 2 December 2005
5:37 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON - NASA is leaning toward flying its next space shuttle mission without the protective foam ramp that broke away from Discovery's external tank during its July return to flight, according to a spokesman for the U.S. space agency.
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