NATION : Shuttle Takeoff Due Wednesday
From Times Wire Services
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. —
Engineers wrapped up a tricky booster repair job today with NASA managers “optimistic and confident” that the shuttle Discovery will be ready for a blazing Thanksgiving-eve takeoff Wednesday night on a secret military mission.
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