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NASA wants pics of damaged shuttle tile

This photo from NASA, shows the underside of the Space Shuttle Endeavour 10 August 2007 from the International Space Station during a back flip and careful survey by crewmembers onboard the orbital outpost. Experts at NASA were analyzing the pictures that showed the apparent three square inch (19 square centimeter) gouge (white spot on lower left) on shuttle's heat shield. A piece of ice that struck the shuttle shortly after Wednesday's liftoff is believed to have caused the gouge near the hatch of one of the shuttle's landing gears, mission manager John Shannon said. NASA HO/AFP
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Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) May 21, 2011
NASA says it will know by Sunday if a damaged heat shield tile on the shuttle Endeavour needs to be repaired before the shuttle heads back to Earth.

Astronauts were asked to photograph the damaged area with a digital camera and lasers mounted on the end of a robotically controlled boom, Florida Today reported Saturday.

Officials don't think the tile will require repair but asked for more detailed information before making a decision.

"This is one that we feel pretty confident that we're going to be able to clear once we get some higher-fidelity data," said LeRoy Cain, head of the mission management team.

NASA said the 3-by-2 inch gouge is about 1 inch deep. Officials said it might have been caused by a piece of ice falling from the craft about 70 seconds after liftoff.

If the tile needs repair, astronauts could be asked to perform a space walk to apply a coating over the gouge.



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