NASA Decides No Fix Needed for Endeavor's Tiles

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday August 17, 2007 @02:11AM from the damn-the-tiles-full-speed-ahead dept.

bhmit1 writes "It looks like NASA is reporting that no repairs are needed for Endeavor. 'After meeting for five hours, mission managers opted Thursday night against any risky spacewalk repairs, after receiving the results of one final thermal test. The massive amount of data indicated Endeavor would suffer no serious structural damage during next week's re-entry. Their worry was not that Endeavor might be destroyed and its seven astronauts killed in a replay of the Columbia disaster — the gouge is too small to be catastrophic. They were concerned that the heat of re-entry could weaken the shuttle's aluminum frame at the damaged spot and result in lengthy post-flight repairs.'"

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One final test by ubrgeek · 2007-08-17 02:28 · Score: 4, Funny

> after receiving the results of one final thermal test

While playing Stairway to Heaven, bic lighters were waved back and forth over the affected area.

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Bark less. Wag more.
Memo to all NASA employees: by Ed_1024 · 2007-08-17 02:30 · Score: 4, Funny

Subj: Space Shuttle

However tempting it may be, given the considerable savings, please don't source any more tiles from "Home Depot".

NASA Mgmt.
Not even Duct tape?! by erroneus · 2007-08-17 02:50 · Score: 3, Funny

Man, that pretty much fixes everything... did they forget to pack any this trip?