NASA orders fix for space shuttle tank

Cape Canaveral, Fla, Aug 25: NASA will replace cracked adhesive beneath the insulation foam on the tanks of the space shuttles, hopefully eliminating a problem that damaged Endeavour's heat shield during its launch earlier this month, the US space agency said today.

The work is not expected to delay the shuttle Discovery's launch to install a new module on the International Space Station, currently scheduled for October 23, said shuttle program manager Wayne Hale.

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