NASA plans space shuttle flights
NASA is hoping to resume space shuttle flights in March, 13 months after the Columbia disaster killed seven astronauts during re-entry to Earth.
The US space agency has developed a "return to flight" plan for future shuttle missions. The 78-page plan reveals the steps NASA has been taking, or is considering, in order to comply with the recommendations of the accident investigation board.
Columbia broke up on 1 February as it re-entered Earth’s atmosphere from space. The NASA plan, released officially yesterday, contains a flight schedule with an 11 March "launch date", but agency spokesman, Allard Beutel, said the date is simply for planning purposes and not definite.
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