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Old 28th Jul 2005, 13:34
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And I'll bet some people are losing a lot of sleep at NASA. I can't imagine bringing the ship back to earth without a person at the controls - after all, it lands like a conventional airplane using it's tiny wings for lift. So if they decide it's not safe to to bring it back they will have to abandon it in space - rather embarrassing after all the hype that went into the launch.
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