Monday, August 27, 2007

MMOD damage on Shuttle

A radiator was severly damage during the mission and will have to be repaired. One of the windows was also damaged.
Similar to that suffered by Atlantis during STS-115, engineers have found a significant MMOD (MicroMeteoroid/Orbiting Debris) impact point on one of Endeavour's radiators, large enough to require a full repair.

The MMOD impact was spotted during STS-118 post flight processing of Endeavour inside of OPF (Orbiter Processing Facility) High Bay 2.

Space is getting crowded. We need junkmen.

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