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Space Shuttle to Receive Emegency Repairs

Posted by timothy on from the friendly-callers dept.

Tycow writes "The BBC are reporting that Discovery needs emergency repairs - dangling material has been spotted on the belly of the shuttle, and NASA are worried they could cause overheating on re-entry. 'Nasa is concerned the dangling material - called gap fillers - could cause part of the shuttle to overheat as it re-enters the atmosphere.The type of repairs being planned have never been conducted by astronauts on a spacewalk before.'"

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  1. Re:Tough cloth by HybridST · · Score: 0, Redundant
    A geek must be able to read a simple newspaper story

    'R'ing TFA? On /. ? I was under the impression that TFA is optional in this forum...

    +3 cynical...
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