NASA Finds Flaw Could Have Doomed Another Shuttle

Mon Mar 22,10:27 PM ET

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – NASA has discovered a potentially disastrous mistake made more than 20 years ago on the space shuttle Discovery and plans to replace key parts on all three of its shuttles, the space agency said on Monday.

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It is good that NASA has already found and corrected this flaw. Our space exploration must not cost another life due to some mechanical failure.

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