Mission Delay Of Weeks, Months Possible If Shields Replaced With the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery little more than a week away, NASA experts have recommended replacing three heat-shielding panels on the orbiter vehicle, a move that might delay for weeks or months the shuttle launch now set for 11:38 a.m. ET Oct. 23 at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). A final decision on the heat shielding and timing of liftoff is scheduled to be announced tomorrow afternoon, after meetings of…
Space Shuttle Discovery Heat Shielding Degraded; Long Flight Delay Possible
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