NASA investigating fault as Columbia launch looms
NASA is investigating a crack found on a component in the shuttle Discovery's liquid oxygen lines and this week will assess whether the shuttle Columbia can safely launch for the STS-107 science mission later this month. Inspectors discovered the potential problem during a standard inspection of...
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