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space.com: Shuttles Will Return to Flight Upgraded With Added Technology

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Sun, 12/28/2003 - 2:00am

The new-and-improved shuttles are covered with new sensors to detect impacts, include an extended robotic arm for examining almost all of the shuttle while in flight, feature tweaks to the external fuel tank, and much more. Read the full story.

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