More falling foam puts shuttle programme in serious doubt

Mark Peplow

After an embarrassingly large chunk of foam fell off the external fuel tank of the space shuttle Discovery during its 26 July launch, NASA has suspended further shuttle flights until the problem is solved. But as the agency has already spent two years and well over $1 billion trying to make the shuttle safe, critics say there will be no quick solution.

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