The Space Shuttle: 8. A major malfunction

The Space Shuttle: 8. A major malfunction

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The Space Shuttle: 9. What is it all for?

Is human spaceflight worth the risk? It’s a time of soul searching for the whole shuttle crew. The space shuttle programme is put on hold for two years, as Nasa and the team come to terms with what happened.

Some leave but others stay on board to help. The shuttle team ...

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The Space Shuttle: 10. Return to flight

The space shuttle is back. Discovery stands waiting on launchpad 39B at Kennedy Space Center. It has taken more than two years to get here. Nasa has listened and changed. After all these months of work, this should be one of the safest missions ever flown.

But as Discov ...

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