Astronauts inspect shuttle's heat shield
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Astronauts gave the space shuttle a 4 1/2-hour inspection using cameras on the space shuttle's robotic arm early Wednesday to see if its heat shield was damaged by a mysterious object that apparently floated off the spacecraft.
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The orbiting Discovery crew started the meticulous inspection of the shuttle's heat shield on Sunday, looking for any possible damage from liftoff.
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HOUSTON â Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery will likely not have to perform a focused inspection of their spacecraftâs heat shield, NASA said Thursday.
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Space shuttle Atlantis  astronauts will make another inspection of their spacecraft to  ensure unidentified objects seen flying near the ship were not  pieces of its heat shield or other critical components, NASA  managers said on Tuesday.
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The Atlantis crew of seven examined the shuttle&#39;s heat shield one last time in preparation for returning to Earth, after a successful two-week mission to the International Space Station.
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NASA engineers pondered how best to fix  a tear in space shuttle Atlantis&#39; heat shield while a new pair  of electricity-generating solar panels were unfurled on the  International Space Station on Tuesday.
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Astronauts aboard NASA&#39;s shuttle Atlantis will scan their spacecraft&#39;s heat shield later today for any signs of damage as they continue on course towards the International Space Station (ISS).
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Astronauts aboard the shuttle Atlantis today performed a fly-around to get a look at the space station before leaving.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Early results from an inspection of space shuttle Atlantis using sensors attached to a boom showed no evidence of damage to the shuttle's thermal skin as it soars to the international space station, a flight director said Sunday.
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SPACE.com / CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA shuttle managers are deciding  whether simple camera views, a third heat shield survey or possibly even a  spacewalk may be required to address a mystery object near the space shuttle  Atlantis that has already delayed the spacecraft's landing.    'We have ruled out nothing and we'll  take the time that it needs to take,' NASA's shuttle program manager Wayne Hale told reporters  today. 'We'll come back and maybe have a little better gelled plan later this  afternoon. ...
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Scans of the shuttleÂs delicate heat shield this morning so far reveal no worrisome damage to the craft.
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Nasa astronauts will attempt to fix a thermal blanket that peeled back during the launch of space shuttle Atlantis.
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HOUSTON  -- Shuttle Atlantis astronauts will take  a closer look at a minor tear in their ship's heat shield on  Sunday after an undisclosed medical issue sidelined plans for a  spacewalk to install Europe's Columbus laboratory on the  International Space Station, NASA officials said.
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A team of engineers is taking a meticulous look at the hail-damaged fuel tank of NASA's shuttle Atlantis to determine how best to repair its weather-beaten surface for a planned April launch to the International Space Station (ISS).
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Astronauts used a sensor-laden robot   arm on Sunday to check for heat shield damage to shuttle   Atlantis and NASA said all looked well so far.
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Astronauts examined malfunctioning joints on the International Space Station as engineers tested fuel tank sensors aboard the shuttle Atlantis sitting on its launch pad.
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By Seth Borenstein Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- With a 4-inch gap in the space shuttle Atlantis' heat-protecting blanket not appearing to be an urgent problem on Saturday, the crew readied themselves for what NASA called a delicate ballet with the international space station.