Latest Mystery In Quest To Solve Insulation Problems
It's one step forward, two steps back lately for NASA, as
officials announced Tuesday they have still not figured out what
caused the loss of insulating foam from the external fuel tank on
this summer's flight of Discovery -- although a new problem found
with another tank may provide a clue.
After analyzing data from this weekend's attempt by the Hayabusa
probe to touchdown on the surface of the asteroid Itokawa, Japanese
space agency (JAXA) officials said Wednesday the probe did, in
fact, touch down on the surface of the asteroid Sunday, before
launching itself back into space.
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