NASA Tests Options for Shuttle Blanket Repair
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HOUSTON -- NASA engineers are conducting a series of tests to determine how best to repair a torn heat-resistant blanket on the space shuttle Atlantis.
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Looking to accomplish the most work in the shortest period of time, NASA managers have decided to test two techniques to repair heat shields during one spacewalk when the space shuttle returns to flight, agency officials said on Friday.
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Atlantis astronauts may use a sewing kit normally reserved for spacesuits to repair a peeled-back thermal blanket near the spacecraft's tail, NASA managers said Tuesday.
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NASA will replace  cracked adhesive beneath the insulation foam on the tanks of  the space shuttles, hoping to eliminate a problem that damaged  Endeavour&#39;s heat shield during its launch earlier this month,  the U.S. space agency said on Friday.
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NASA ground controllers tried to free a  jammed solar panel on the International Space Station on  Friday, while astronauts prepared for a final spacewalk to  rewire the outpost's power grid.
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Space shuttle astronauts will attempt to repair Atlantis' damaged heat shield during a spacewalk on Friday, using staples to try to pin down a loose thermal blanket, managers decided on Wednesday.
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NASA said Thursday it had corrected flaws that caused the destruction of the space shuttle Columbia in February 2003 and that a modified shuttle would be ready to resume flights sometime next Spring.
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Astronauts at the International Space Station prepared for a third space walk Friday to repair torn space shuttle insulation, amid problems with computers controling the ISS&#39;s oxygen supply and orbital position.
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NASA reported major progress on  glitches in a critical computer system on the International  Space Station on Friday as astronauts repaired insulation  damage to the space shuttle Atlantis during a spacewalk.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - 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 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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By SETH BORENSTEIN  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - With a 4-inch gap in the space shuttle Atlantis' heat-protecting blanket not appearing to be a problem on Saturday, the crew readied themselves for what NASA called a delicate ballet with the international space station.
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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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NASA officials Thursday said the situation appeared to be improving on the International Space Station as crews worked to repair onboard computer systems.
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NASA reported major progress on glitches in a critical computer system on the International Space Station on Friday as astronauts repaired insulation damage to the space shuttle Atlantis during a spacewalk.
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Spacewalking astronauts aim to repair a damaged thermal blanket on the space shuttle Atlantis on Friday as U.S. and Russian controllers struggle with a worrying computer failure on the International Space Station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The space shuttle Atlantis closed in on the International Space Station on Saturday as NASA experts studied whether a damaged thermal blanket at the rear of the orbiter needed repair.