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NASA: five launches of Shuttle in program for 2007

Washington, USA - It is possible one slided in 2008

Bill Parson, new director for the NASA Shuttle program, expressed any doubts on the possibility to realize five missions of the spaceship during this year, considering at least one of these could slide in 2008, given the necessary interventions to the Shuttle after every mission. Since 2003, the years of the Columbia disaster, occurred in February, there were not more than four launches, in fact...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 72470
Rome, Italy, 01/12/2007 16:45
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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