Discovery Battles Balky Experiments
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Space shuttle Discovery’s astronauts took more pictures of the Hale-Bopp comet and struggled with balky experiments. Mission Control said a device to isolate unwanted vibrations from delicate science samples apparently has problems with its electronics. And a heat-transfer experiment has yet to collect any data because of bubbles in the line.The shuttle is expected to return Monday morning.
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