Discovery Crew Surveys Heat Shield

By Mark Carreau mark.carreau@gmail.com
HOUSTON

Discovery’s astronauts surveyed the heat shielding on the shuttle’s wing leading edges and nose cap on March 7, after departing the International Space Station (ISS) for the last leg of the fleet leader’s final journey into orbit.

Discovery undocked at 7 a.m. EST, as the two spacecraft sailed more than 200 mi. over the Western Pacific Ocean ...

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