Access
This article is part of Nature's premium content.
Published online 3 August 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050801-9
News
Spacewalk fixes shuttle problem
Astronaut pulls out bulging tile filler by hand.
It has been a troubled mission for Discovery, but today's task could not have gone better for the crew.
In an unprecedented attempt to repair the shuttle during a spacewalk, astronaut Steve Robinson easily plucked two protruding flaps of fabric from the shuttle's heat shield.
To read this story in full you will need to login or make a payment (see right).
Comments
Reader comments are usually moderated after posting. If you find something offensive or inappropriate, you can speed this process by clicking 'Report this comment' (or, if that doesn't work for you, email webadmin@nature.com). For more controversial topics, we reserve the right to moderate before comments are published.
There are currently no comments.
