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The latest news from space-faring countries, agencies, industry and academia   ·   Friday 24 May 2013, 7.03pm GMT   ·   Nº 1758

NASA orders more tests of foam on shuttle Discovery’s tank

13 August 2009

NASA said Thursday that engineers are testing the adhesive of the foam insulation on the space shuttle Discovery’s external fuel tanks before giving it the go ahead to launch on August 24. But the possibility that the shuttle might have...







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