NASA nearing fixing the foam problem with Space Shuttle

Reports are dropping in claiming that the American space agency NASA is closing on to finding a solution to the foam debris problem with the Space Shuttle. They had to ground the entire Space Shuttle fleet after the Discovery mission, which suffered many safety issues due to the same problem.

Now the NASA engineers believe that they have found a way to apply foam insulation in the fuel tank’s worst problem area to prevent it from coming off. They are now planning to launch their next space shuttle mission by May and July next year. Officially, the next mission to space for NASA is scheduled for March.

Kyle Herring, a representative for NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston said in a statement: “I think that May would be the earliest, based on two hurricanes that not only caused damage at some of the facilities but also displaced the work force.” NASA suffered damages at their Stennis Space Center in Bay St. Louis, Miss., and Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans during the Hurricane Katrina.

It also damaged the homes of many of the 3,500 NASA and contractor employees who work at Stennis and Michoud. This is also going to delay the proceedings considering they are currently lodged in temporary housing.