A spacewalking astronaut gently pulled two potentially dangerous strips of protruding filler from Discovery’s tile belly with his gloved hand Wednesday, successfully completing an unprecedented ...
NASA could decide later this month which thermal protection system (TPS) repair techniques will be tested in orbit on the first two Space Shuttle return to flight (RTF) missions. The space agency does ...
A Discovery astronaut successfully completed an unprecedented in-orbit shuttle repair during a space walk Wednesday by pulling from the shuttle's belly two pieces of protruding filler between the gap ...