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Shuttle Safe, Mission On

No sign of dings in heat shield after blast-off

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 12, 2008 4:07 AM CDT

(Newser) – The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour is on course to dock with the international space station with apparently no damage to the heat shield during takeoff, the Houston Chronicle reports. Tracking cameras indicated possible debris near the shuttle just after launch that may have... Read full story »

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