Aresearch.66 net.columbia utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ihnss!mhtsa!research!sjb Mon Sep 28 17:42:34 1981 fuel spill Technicians are preparing to reglue 352 of the shuttle's tiles that fell off after the accident. They have been cleaned, baked, and waterproofed since then. Others are inspecting and repairing a steering mechanism, but damage to that was not major. Officials are expected to announce a new date for launch, hopefully in late October or early November, in a couple of weeks. ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.