The space shuttle Atlantis awaits rollout to the pad at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., in this February file photo. The external fuel tank, rust colored, suffered some damage from a hail storm. A preliminary inspection of the fuel tank shows it can be repaired in Florida, keeping it on track for a launch as soon as late April, a NASA spokeswoman said Friday. (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove, FILE)
AP - A preliminary inspection of space shuttle Atlantis's hail-damaged fuel tank shows it can be repaired in Florida, keeping it on track for a launch as soon as late April, a NASA spokeswoman said Friday. |