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  • Updated: Space Shuttle Atlantis Landing Live Today @ 3:49 pm EDT Edwards AFB, CA

    06/21/2007 6:52:42 PM PDT · by KevinDavis · 514 replies · 11,147+ views
    06/21/07 | Kevin Davis
    Let try it again.. The first landing attempt will be at the cape at 2:18 pm est at the Cape. Details of the launch can be found at Spaceflightnow.com.
  • Space sewing kit may be used for repair

    06/12/2007 7:33:02 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 12 replies · 1,522+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 6/12/07 | Juan A. Lozano - ap
    HOUSTON - Atlantis astronauts may use a sewing kit normally reserved for spacesuits to repair a peeled-back thermal blanket near the spacecraft's tail, NASA managers said Tuesday. The shuttle astronauts' 11-day mission was extended Monday by two days to allow time to fix the thermal blanket, which peeled during launch last week. No final decision has been made on when the repair, which covers a 4-by-6-inch area over an engine pod, will be made, or what repair technique will be used. Engineers have looked at using duct tape or other adhesives to secure the blanket, but are leaning toward a...
  • New solar array debuts on space station (mission extended 2 days to repair thermal blanket)

    06/12/2007 10:06:22 AM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 12 replies · 549+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 6/12/07 | Mike Schneider - ap
    HOUSTON - A new set of solar panels gleamed in the sunlight Tuesday on the international space station as the freshly installed array started opening up. The first pair of solar wings was fully deployed by early afternoon. The other solar panel would be unfurled later in the day. It's a slow process. Each wing is unfolded halfway, then allowed to warm in the sun for about 30 minutes to prevented the solar panels from sticking together. The installation of the new array — part of the station's third pair of solar panels — started on Monday, when two astronauts...