Hail damages shuttle tank; launch put off at least a month
A sudden hailstorm at Kennedy Space Center Feb. 26 damaged the big external tank on the space shuttle Atlantis as it waited on the pad for a planned March 15 launch to the International Space Station, forcing managers to delay the STS-117 mission at least a month for inspection and repair. Wayne...
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