The space shuttle Atlantis has been cleared for re-entry. A thermal blanket that was protecting the shuttle has been repiared. A space walk was performed to staple down the protective layer.
Russian cosmonauts and Russian engineers as well as the boys at NASA worked to get the International Space Station computers back online. See the time line of articles of interest in the NY times below.
June 14th 2007
Computer Flaw Could Imperil Space Station: The Russian computers that help keep the International Space Station in orbit were out of commission for the second day, a glitch that could imperil the $100 billion orbiting laboratory if it is not corrected.
June 15th 2007
NASA Optimistic on Space Station Repair: NASA officials said that they fully expected engineers to resolve an unparalleled computer failure, but cautioned that the process could take days.
June 16th 2007
Work Done on Space Station Computers: Russian cosmonauts and engineers may have corrected a problem that caused computers aboard the International Space Station to crash.
June 17th 2007
Shuttle Is Cleared for Earth Re-entry: The clearance came a day after John D. Olivas, during a spacewalk, stapled down a loose thermal blanket that covered an engine pod near the shuttle’s tail.
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