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Space Crew May Try Risky Fix

NASA weighs methods to repair gash in shuttle heat shield

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 14, 2007 3:34 AM CDT

(Newser) – Astronauts on board the space shuttle Endeavour will likely attempt a spacewalk to fix a gouge in the craft's heat shield cause by debris that slammed into it during takeoff, USA Today reports. The debris carved a cavity more than three inches long and an...   Read full story »

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