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NASA, undergoing inspection of heat shield tiles of Endeavour

Cape Canaveral, USA - Damaged during voyage to ISS. Experts: "Any reason for concern"

According to reports by international media, NASA astronauts would currently be examining seven heat shield tiles that seem to have been damaged during Endeavour's voyage to ISS, International Space Station. The damage could be a serious trouble for the safety of the space shuttle, as demonstrated by the similar circumstance which, in 2003, caused the disintegration of space shuttle Columbia, in...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1129790
Rome, Italy, 05/19/2011 13:37
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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