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ENR June 22, 2009

06/17/2009

NASA Fuels for Liftoff
By Thomas F. Armistead and Steve Setzer
NASA is beginning demolition and construction of launch pads for a new rocket system to return to the moon, but organizational weaknesses threaten the agency’s ability to achieve its goal.

Cover Photo: NASA

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