MSNBC (Oberg): NASA returns to roots for tile repair

MSNBC (Oberg): NASA returns to roots for tile repair
Engineers coming up with shuttle fix learn from past tests
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Photo: A NASA official shows how the tile repair equipment would be mounted
onto a spacewalker's backpack and applied using the "gun" in the astronaut's
left hand.

By James Oberg, NBC NEWS SPACE ANALYST

Sept. 18 — NASA showed off its current ideas for in-flight repair of space
shuttle tiles this week, a demonstration that went a long way toward finally
explaining why the space agency canceled its first tile repair efforts a
quarter century ago.

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