Sep 25 1991
From The Space Library
The media covered NASA spokesman Mitch Vames' report that during routine structural inspections of Atlantis in the hangar cracks were discovered on the protective panel joints of the wings. As a result, NASA was strip-ping the special, heat-resistant seals and seeking to discover the source of the cracks. It was uncertain whether the discovery would delay the November launch of Atlantis. (UPI, Sep 25/91; AP, Sep 26/91; UPI, Sep 26/91; NY Times, Sep 27/91; W Times, Sep 27/91; W Post, Sep 27/91; USA Today, Sep 27/91)
The press reported that Space Shuttle Discovery left California on September 24 enroute back to Florida, flying piggyback aboard a jetliner. (LA Times, Sep 25/91; UPI, Sep 26/91; NY Times, Sep 27/91)
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