NASA unveiled a new schedule of remaining missions for the space shuttle fleet before its scheduled retirement in October 2010, a manifest that ends with four idle months where an extra mission might be added. Some lawmakers wish to add another space shuttle flight, to carry a $1.5 billion experiment called the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) to the International Space Station. Otherwise, the AMS will sit uselessly on the ground, the international investment wasted. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), chairman of…
NASA Issues New Space Shuttle Missions Manifest That Leaves Enough Room For An Added Launch
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