ANN REALTIME REPORTING 05.31.07 1545 EDT: It
was a good omen, said NASA's Associate Administrator for Space
Operations, Bill Gerstenmaier, that there was no hailstorm prior to
Wednesday's flight readiness review meeting on the launch of the
shuttle Atlantis -- unlike the last time engineers met to determine
whether the orbiter was fit to fly into orbit, in February.
Attach Debris Panels Delivered Last December Onboard
Discovery
NASA tells ANN two International Space Station cosmonauts
successfully completed a 5-hour, 25-minute spacewalk from the Pirs
docking compartment airlock Wednesday, installing Service Module
Debris Protection (SMDP) panels and rerouting a Global Positioning
System antenna cable.
Agency Considers Possibility Of Loose Bolts Within Engines
Senior managers with NASA's space shuttle program began a
two-day flight readiness review Wednesday, to discuss whether to
send the oft-delayed Atlantis into orbit next month. Among the
issues being discussed, reports Florida Today, is a possible
problem with bolts within the shuttle's three main engines.
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