NASA re-installing Discovery's gapfillers to avoid protrusions
Technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are removing and replacing roughly 100 gapfillers each day on the underbelly of shuttle Discovery to avoid any of them coming loose as they did during the shuttle's last mission. New installation procedures are being developed to ensure the...
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