Spacewalkers ready to test tile repair

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER – Spacewalkers Bob Behnken and Mike Foreman were set March 20 to conduct a deferred on-orbit test of a heat shield repair technique that could come in handy on a future space shuttle mission, and particularly on the upcoming flight to service the Hubble Space Telescope. The pair...

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