Apr 16 1981
From The Space Library
NASA reported that the Shuttle orbiter Columbia would not be ready by April 21 for ferrying back to KSC. A first postlanding check at DFRC indicated that no tiles were missing other than those noted before; later, however, two from in front of the windshield appeared to be missing, and gouges were evident on the tile surface from nose to aft fuselage. Gap fillers, thermal-barrier seals, and ablators were reported to "look good," and technicians said that they could still read the stenciling on the tiles "with no shrinkage to speak of." (NASA Dly Actv Rpt, Apr 16/8l, 2)
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