Shuttle steers closer to space station for hookup

[Zomby Woof]

Source: AP

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery's astronauts steered closer to the international space station for a Sunday linkup, while checking their ship for any signs of launch damage.

The routine survey began early Saturday evening and lasted until the wee hours of Sunday.

NASA officials say no fuel tank debris was observed hitting Discovery during Friday's midnight liftoff. But the shuttle's most vulnerable areas — the wings and nose — still needed to be inspected with lasers and cameras on a boom attached to the robot arm. The images were beamed down for analysis.

Some of the images got held up because of a digital TV feed problem, but the early indication was that the survey results looked good.


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[Amos Moses]

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