NYT: NASA Grounds Shuttle Program Until Foam Problem Is Fixed

NASA Grounds Shuttle Program Until Foam Problem Is Fixed
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: July 27, 2005
Filed at 9:03 p.m. ET

SPACE CENTER, Houston (AP) -- The shuttle Discovery, like Columbia, lost a large chunk of foam debris during liftoff that could have threatened the return of the seven astronauts, NASA said Wednesday.

While there are no signs the piece of insulation damaged the spacecraft, NASA is grounding future shuttle flights until the hazard can be fixed.

Here we go again... We had a lot more pictures this time though.

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