Showing posts with label Discovery Ready for Landing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Discovery Ready for Landing. Show all posts

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Discovery Ready for Landing

Space shuttle Discovery underwent the Flight Control System checkout and Reaction Control System hotfire using all the primary jets. A piece of debris jarred loose from the shuttle during the checkout, though it was determined not to be a piece of the thermal protection system. Late inspection results cleared the Discovery's wing leading edge and nose cap and the shuttle is ready for