NASA Picks Shuttle Shield Repair Tests
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MELBOURNE, Fla.  - 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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Nasa detects a problem with a sensor on the external tank of the space shuttle Atlantis hours before take-off.
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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 engineers are assessing two small areas on the space shuttle Atlantis that may have received some damage during Thursday's launch and ascent, officials said Saturday. In addition, a spacewalk scheduled for Sunday has been postponed until Monday, with one of the two astronauts scheduled to take it -- Germany's Hans Schlegel -- to be replaced.
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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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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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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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HOUSTON -- NASA mission managers cleared the space shuttle Atlantis for its planned landing next week after finding its protective heat shield sound for the plunge through Earth&#39;s atmosphere.
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By Traci Watson Astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis may need to make an emergency repair in orbit to a damaged section of their spacecraft's heat shield, shuttle official John Shannon said Sunday.
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By SETH BORENSTEIN HOUSTON - The orbiting Discovery crew, en route Sunday to rewire the international space station, first had to make sure the shuttle's heat shield wasn't damaged during liftoff.
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Early report shows no signs of damage to shuttle Atlantis    WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Atlantis crew conducted heat shield inspections Sunday as the shuttle continued its chase of the International Space Station, NASA 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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NASA is hoping techniques that would enable a crew to repair damages to a space shuttle in flight will be ready for the shuttle's planned May 2005 return to space, officials with the agency said on Monday.
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NASA had briefly considered delaying next Tuesdayâs mission after an independent group of engineers raised concerns about microscopic cracks in three heat shield panels that protect the shuttleâs wings.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER HOUSTON - Hours after undocking from the international space station Tuesday, Atlantis' seven astronauts began a final inspection of the space shuttle to make sure its heat shield was ready to re-enter Earth's atmosphere.
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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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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.