KSC-95EC-0823 - Repair operations to foam insulation on STS-70 ET 


Thiokol Corp. technician Scott Dornton works in the Vehicle Assembly
Building to repair damage to the foam insulation of the Space Shuttle
Discovery's external tank, caused by woodpeckers while the vehicle was
at Launch Pad 39B. Discovery was rolled back from the pad to the VAB
June 8 to allow access to approximately 195 holes caused by nesting
Northern Flicker Woodpeckers. The STS-70 mission is now scheduled for
liftoff July 13 at 9:41 a.m. EDT.  

 
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