NASA green lights Shuttle Discovery to return to Earth

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NASA Clears Discovery to Return to Earth By MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press Writer 22 minutes ago After much soul-searching and analysis, NASA cleared Discovery to return to Earth next week, concluding Thursday that there was no need to send the astronauts out on another spacewalk to repair a torn thermal blanket near a cockpit window. Mission managers could not guarantee that a piece of the blanket won't rip off during re-entry and slam into the spacecraft, but they said the chance of t ... (more)

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