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A couple of items about efforts to keep the space shuttle fleet flying beyond the four scheduled ISS missions the program has left. AFP reports that it is possible but would be very costly: The US space shuttle fleet can continue flying beyond NASA’s September 30 deadline if the money is made available to keep it going, a US space agency official told reporters Tuesday. “I think the real issue […]https://parabolicarc.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/atlantis_landing_112709.jpg