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Endeavour May Not Need Repair

Shuttle should be able to return to Earth safely

By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 15, 2007 8:29 AM CDT

(Newser) – Repairs to the damaged heat shield on the space shuttle Endeavor may not be needed before the shuttle's return to Earth, NASA says, based on the first set of tests, completed yesterday. Program managers say they are "cautiously optimistic" that business-card-sized gash in Endeavour's... Read full story »

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