US shuttles grounded until March

Posted on: Aug. 18th, 2005 || Source: news.bbc.co.uk | E-mail Article | Print Article

The US space shuttle fleet is to remain grounded until March at the earliest, Nasa officials have said.

Engineers need to find a solution to the foam debris problem which re-emerged during Discovery's launch.

Seven members of an oversight panel also say Nasa's latest shuttle efforts were tainted by some of the problems that caused the Columbia disaster.

The official heading the team looking at the issue said it would take until early next year at least to find a fix.

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