1st Look Shows No Shuttle Damage

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Discovery's astronauts used lasers and digital cameras Wednesday to examine the shuttle's wings for any signs of launch damage as they gained on the International Space Station with every circling of Earth.

The good news was that Discovery's fuel tank did not appear to lose any significant amount of foam insulation during the crucial first two minutes of flight, said John Shannon, head of the mission management team.

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1st Look Shows No Shuttle Damage

"Overall, the tank performed extrem...

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