Shuttle Tank Performed Well
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on July 5, 2006 at 2:05:23 PM
NASA is pleased with the performance of the external fuel tank. Discovery is now in space and will dock at the ISS tomorrow.
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On the ground the focus remained on the shuttle's vexing external fuel tank. One of the safety improvements was the installation of 100 cameras to scrutinise the shuttle for foam debris during its launch. An early review of those images pleased NASA officials. The pictures showed Discovery shed some small pieces of foam as expected a few minutes after launch but officials say they fell off too late to threaten the orbiter.