Atlantis Crew Finds Minor Tile Damage

The shuttle Atlantis suffered minor damage to a few ceramic tiles on a portion of its right wing as a result of launch debris during its ascent May 11, and NASA is trying to gather more imagery of the damaged area. Thermal protection system inspections by the STS-125 crew with the Orbiter Boom...

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