Thursday, July 06, 2006

in the news...

Just becasue I posted a little story about this earlier, here is a short follow up to the Space SHuttle's situation....

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer

HOUSTON Jul 6, 2006 (AP)— Life in space returned Thursday to as close to normal as it has been since the Columbia disaster three years ago.

After the space shuttle Discovery docked with the international space station, the orbiting outpost was fully staffed with three crew members for the first time since 2003. European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter arrived on the shuttle for a six-month stay.

And the news for Discovery was also reminiscent of more carefree days: NASA found no major problems with the shuttle's heat shield.

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