Most of damaged shuttle tiles fixed
From Times Wire Reports
Repairs have already been made to 20 of 28 orbiter tiles on the space shuttle Atlantis’ left wing and side that were damaged by a Feb. 26 hailstorm, postponing its planned launch next week, NASA said.
Inspections of about 2,000 divots in the external tank’s foam insulation are expected to be completed this week.
NASA is preparing for a launch in late April.
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