Discovery has more structural problems as per reports

Discovery has more structural problems as per reports

NASA has reported some more problems with the Discovery Space Shuttle currently docked with the International Space Station. They have noticed at least two short strips of filler material dangling from the spacecraft’s belly. And these components can really create problems for the Space Shuttle when it makes an entry into the Earth’s Atmosphere.

Flight director Paul Hill has said that they would be deciding tomorrow on whether Astronauts would be told to fix the problem by talking a spacewalk. They could then try to cut out these hanging parts or even put them back at their original place. These components can heat up very quickly due to the friction generated on entering the earth’s atmosphere and might cause up fire. NASA would have to calculate how dangerous they can be if they cannot remove it from the surface of the Shuttle.

Meanwhile, astronauts were busy today in moving in the supplies they bought from the planet earth and are removing the trash from the ISS. This has been the first space shuttle mission since the Columbia tragedy, which killed the entire crew on board the shuttle. NASA had been working hard since the last 2.5 years to improve the safety on the Space Shuttle and prepare it for the launch.

NASA has already decided that their will not be any more missions of Space Shuttle until they can solve the problems with the debris which are potential dangerous for the Shuttle’s surface during the launch time. The crew on their part are optimist about their chances of a safe return to earth once the NASA decide that the Discovery is in a good shape for the journey back.