NASA: Some Fuel Tank Foam Loss After Shuttle Launch      (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com)
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SPACE.com / CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Atlantis' foam-covered fuel tank did shed some debris midway through today's successful launch, but the events are not believed to be a threat to the spacecraft, NASA officials said Saturday.
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Sept. 6, 2004 âThe damage report isn&#39;t even complete, much less an understanding of the impact Hurricane Frances will have on NASA&#39;s wallet and scheduled return of the shuttle fleet to flight.
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WASHINGTON - NASA takes a major step toward returning astronauts to space when engineers this week ship an improved rocket fuel tank refitted to avoid the falling debris that caused the destruction of Columbia and the deaths of seven astronauts.
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WASHINGTON  - NASA has modified the first huge external space shuttle tank, a fix meant to avoid repeating a 2003 tragedy that killed seven astronauts and has grounded the shuttles since, the agency said Tuesday.
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SPACE.com / CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA put off Friday's launch scrub decision for the space shuttle Atlantis as long as possible to determine whether a fuel sensor issue warranted keeping the orbiter Earthbound for one more day, top shuttle officials said today.
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NASA engineers will patch up the last of four brackets with cracked insulation on the next space shuttle fuel tank to fly Friday to help prevent the same type of foam debris that dinged the Endeavour orbiter earlier this month.
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A brief hailstorm at the Kennedy Space Center significantly damaged the external fuel tank of the space shuttle Atlantis on Monday, and NASA officials said yesterday that a mid-March launch of the spaceship will have to be postponed as a result.
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The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe regarding the damage left behind at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the wake of Hurricane Frances.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA resolved lingering concerns about lines connecting the external fuel tank to Atlantis on Wednesday and moved ahead with preparations for the first space shuttle launch of the year.
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WASHINGTON NASA&#39;s ready to roll out an improved rocket fuel tank designed to prevent problems that helped destroy the space shuttle Columbia.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA engineers were troubleshooting a possible problem Wednesday with lines connecting the external fuel tank to space shuttle Atlantis, the only remaining concern about the first shuttle flight of the year.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA fueled the space   shuttle Atlantis for launch from Florida on Friday but a   problem with a sensor in the spacecraft's external fuel tank   may prompt another delay, officials said.
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NASA officials today unveiled a series of changes meant to prevent falling debris like the large foam chunk that knocked a hole in the wing of the space shuttle Columbia, ultimately dooming
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NASA found tiny cracks in the insulation on fuel tanks due to be installed on two space shuttles scheduled for missions this year, the US space agency said on Sunday.
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NASA will take a key step to returning astronauts to space when engineers ship a fuel tank that has been refitted. All this too decrease the likelihood of falling debris that caused the destruction of the space shuttle Columbia, officials said Tuesday.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - For the fourth time in two weeks, NASA nixed the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis, this time for a faulty fuel tank sensor - the same glitch that has thwarted two other missions.  A fifth liftoff attempt will be made at 11:15 a.m.
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By ASSOCIATED PRESS  NASA scrubbed today's launch of the space shuttle Atlantis, this time because of a problem that has bedeviled the space agency before: a faulty fuel tank sensor.  The launch was rescheduled for 11:15 a.m.