News; Space Shuttle Endeavour crew to take close-up look at damaged tile. Published: ; May. 21, 2011, 1:24 a.m.

NASA Performs Tests on Shuttle Tile Damage. News. By Tariq Malik published 14 August 2007 ... This image of the gouge to heat shield tiles on the space shuttle Endeavour was taken Aug. 12, ...

This NASA image shows the primary damaged tile on the space shuttle Endeavour that engineers are studying to determine whether any additional inspections or repairs are required while the shuttle ...

Astronauts examine heat shield tiles for damage from liftoff. July 16, 2009 — -- The astronauts of space shuttle Endeavour spent Thursday searching for damage to their ship after pieces of ...

Shuttle Tile Damage: Fix It or Leave It? NASA runs tests to see whether spacewalk is needed. By ABC News. August 13, 2007, 6:57 PM. Aug. 14, 2007 — -- It was another routine day in space.

NASA discovered a worrisome gouge on Endeavour’s belly soon after the shuttle docked with the international space station Friday, ... Tile damage spotted on shuttle’s underbelly.

(CNN)-- A survey of space shuttle Atlantis' outer body has revealed that four tiles on the right side have "some dings" in them, the flight director said Tuesday. "As we were going through the ...

Space Shuttle Columbia: What went wrong? Initial evidence jibes with theory on damaged tiles News. Feb 3, 2003 - 12:00am ...

HOUSTON — NASA ordered Endeavour”s crew to take an unusual close-up look at a damaged tile in the space shuttle”s delicate heat shield early today. Using the shuttle”s robotic arm ...

Engineers found damage on Atlantis’ right wing during a scan of the space shuttle’s heat shield Tuesday, but late in the day they determined it did not pose a threat to the Hubble Space ...

NASA said Wednesday that a chipped thermal tile on space shuttle Discovery's belly does not appear to be a serious problem, based on what engineers have seen so far.

HOUSTON — NASA engineers are taking a close look at several spots on the space shuttle Endeavour's belly where its vital heat shield tiles were during the spacecraft's launch earlier this week., ...