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Shuttle's troublesome section of protective foam to be removed

NASA plans to change the space shuttle’s external fuel tank again, this time removing a troublesome section of protective foam that broke off during the launch of Discovery last July.

The removal of more foam from the tank and further testing to find the root cause of cracks in the foam could lead to a longer delay until the next shuttle flight, tentatively set for May.

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