STS-124, Kibo to the ISS |
STS-124, Kibo to the ISS |
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Discovery is currently being fueled on pad 39A.
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You don't like to see pieces of your spacecraft floating away...hopefully this is in an area that will neither be subject to high heat loads or will affect steering once in the atmosphere. Maybe it was something floating out of the payload bay. Looking forward to more news on this:
"After completing a standard day-before-landing test of the shuttle steering jets, the crew indicated they had seen a one-foot- to 1.5-foot-long rectangular object floating away from the shuttle from behind the rear portion of the right wing. Shortly afterwards, the crew described what they called a "bump" on the left side trailing edge of Discovery's rudder. Experts on the ground are examining images and video of the object and the "bump" while the crew continues to stow items in the cabin for Saturday's planned landing." -------------------- Jonathan Ward
Manning the LCC at http://www.apollolaunchcontrol.com |
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