Astro-image of the day: Space Shuttle Endeavour's vapor trail

[mckitterick]

Today's astro-image is in honor of the possibly doomed spacecraft:

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Here's hoping the damage to the heat shielding is nothing important.

Best,
Chris

Comments

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

They do now carry repair materials. Before the Columbia they didn't bother. Likely someone will take a walk with a calk gun and tiles and do some fixing. The smart thing to do would be to leave half the crew up there to ride home on a Soyuz capsule.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

That's a great idea!

And I love the image of a space-walking, caulk-squirting astronaut. Glamorous life they lead.

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

...in honor of the possibly doomed spacecraft...

God. I can't even think about it. It's like this torturously slow nightmare unfolding.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

I'm sure they'll get the damage fixed before re-entry.