CNN: Astronauts to give shuttle a look: NASA examining video of debris

[DeepModem Mom]

Astronauts to give shuttle a look
NASA examining video of debris spotted during liftoff
From Thom Patterson
CNN


KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida (CNN) -- Discovery's astronauts on Wednesday began their first full day in space, and they will be using the shuttle's robotic arm to inspect the vessel's exterior.

The 50-foot robotic arm, tipped with cameras and other instruments, will check out the shuttle's wings and nose cap.

NASA officials estimate the inspection will last about seven hours.

Discovery roared into orbit Tuesday in NASA's first shuttle flight since the 2003 Columbia disaster, and afterward engineers began evaluating pictures of falling debris to determine the chances of another mishap.

A new battery of cameras trained on the shuttle during launch showed a small piece of debris falling from the underside of the orbiter, which NASA officials say could have come from a tile near a door covering the nose landing gear....


http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/07/27/space.shuttle/index.html

[papau]

1. No report expected until Sunday - I wish them luck - what do they

they do about the 1/2 inch of tile we know was blown off?

I guess we wait until late Saturday or Sunday.

This gets me tense.

[soothsayer]

2. You think it gets YOU tense.....