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Atlantis astronauts may use a sewing kit normally reserved for spacesuits to repair a peeled-back thermal blanket near the spacecraft’s tail, NASA managers said Tuesday.
The shuttle astronauts’ 11-day mission was extended Monday by two days to allow time to fix the thermal blanket, which peeled during launch last week. The repair is for a 4-by-6-inch area over an engine pod.
Engineers have looked at using duct tape or other adhesives to secure the blanket, but are leaning toward a method using wire as thread and an instrument resembling a small darning needle.
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Items compiled from Tribune news services.
