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The NASA administrator, Michael D. Griffin, said at a news conference after the meeting, that the agency planned 16 more flights of the space shuttle to finish the station by the end of the decade. NASA's three shuttles, Atlantis, Discovery and Endeavour are the only spacecraft large enough to carry major station components. NASA said station construction flights could resume as early as August, if it is determined that the shuttle could be used safely. Michael D. Griffin, the NASA administrator, said the agency planned 16 more flights of the space shuttle to finish the station by the end of the decade. NASA's three shuttles are Atlantis, Discovery and Endeavour are the only spacecraft large enough to carry major station components. NASA said station construction flights could resume as early as possible, if it is determined that the shuttle could be used safely.