HOUSTON (Reuters) - An inspection of the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis on Wednesday found no sign of damage but cautious NASA managers ordered closer scrutiny of the ship's protective heat shield and other critical systems just to be sure.
NASA managers expressed optimism they could try to land the shuttle in Florida on Thursday. The orbiter's scheduled landing on Wednesday was delayed when a mystery object was seen flying near the spaceship on Tuesday, raising fears that something important might have fallen off.