Damage to the Space Shuttle
So Nasa was looking at the shuttle Atlantis that just came back from space not to lang ago and what they found was pretty stunning. They found a whole in it. It sounds like the shuttle hits some debris while up in space. The good news is that it did not hit the thermal panels, which protect the shutle. The debris hit the radiator panel and that goes back to the payload doors. These doors are open durring the mission to let out heat from the shuttle systems.
Nasa said that it was one of the worst pieces of particles that they had seen. IBut it also sounds like there was no danger to the crew so that is a very good thing. It doesnt sound like NASA is supprized by this find though, becuase they say that whenever a shuttle comes back, there is always some sort of damage.