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July 28, 2005 by AKABrutus
According to USA Today, NASA is suspending all shuttle launches until the problem with the foam surrounding the main fuel tank can be corrected. This was the cause of the Space shuttle Columbia disaster, and has also endangered the current Discovery Mission. A peace of foam was photographed shearing off during the Discovery liftoff and astronauts are checking the shuttle for damage. NASA has used foam to insulate the large rocket booster without incident since the beginning of the Shuttle ...