Plan to swap joint on robot arm will delay May mission, NASA says

The International Space Station's robotic arm has developed a balky joint, but NASA officials said March 21 they have planned a workaround and the trouble probably won't affect the next construction mission, slated for April 4. However, it will delay the shuttle mission after that, originally...

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