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Agency NASA has decided to suspend further flights until space ship explanation why Endeavor during take-off from the shell external fuel tank foam insulation pieces - had informed the agency on Thursday.
Endeavor successfully entered into orbit Wednesday after the start of the Cape Canaveral, but analysis of photos and video recordings made during take-off, showed detachment from the vessel some 12 pieces of foam. Some of them beat in thermal coating vessel. NASA experts believe, however, that it could not cause serious damage because they are already after the ship by dense layers of the atmosphere. There was then sufficient to atmospheric friction foam pieces were dangerous. "We're not concerned about this mission, but we need to understand what happened before the next flight" - said the head of the space ships John Shannon. The crew aboard the Endeavor on Thursday used the automated "arm" to thoroughly examine the ship's wings and the state of the bow. The next test is on Friday, before ship to the International Space Station ISS. The completion of the station are still seven flights space ship. Next start space ship appointed on 18 August. It was pieces of foam insulation that when you start from the external fuel tank, damaged in 2003, the coating thermal space ship a Columbia. This led to its breaks up while entering the atmosphere before landing. The seven astronauts were killed. After the tragedy of NASA engineers redesign the tanks and the application of new procedures for checking the status of technical and off space ship. |
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