NASA done with repairs on Space Shuttle
Main News, Space, NASA, ISRO News August 22nd, 2006
NASA done with repairs on Space Shuttle
US Space Agency NASA has confirmed that they have completed a delicate launch pad repair job on the shuttle Atlantis.
Atlantis is due to be launched soon on a mission to the International Space Station. The NASA technicians removed two short bolts that held the main communications antenna in place and installed longer fasteners.
The space agency said in a statement: “The bolt change-out is all done. They’re just removing all the work platforms.â€
Atlantis’ cargo bay is filled with a 35,000-pound station power module, which holds the new solar arrays and a rotary joint so the panels can track the sun. It is currently scheduled for a lift-off on august 27.
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