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 WEBSTER, Texas (AP) - NASA still has not met three of the 15 recommendations to return a shuttle to space following the Columbia disaster, but a task group overseeing the effort said Wednesday it hopes to complete its work in time for a July launch.
Before NASA sends the shuttle Discovery into orbit, it must eliminate all sources of potential debris from the external fuel tank and finish hardening the shuttle's exterior, the Return to Flight Task Group said Wednesday.
The third recommendation asks the agency to develop a definition for damage that could pose an unacceptable hazard and develop repair techniques that could be done in space to fix tile and carbon panel damage.
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