Space Shuttle Atlantis will not be landing tomorrow as scheduled due to the discovery of a "mysterious object" in orbit just below the spacecraft. Mission controllers have publicly expressed concern that the object may, in fact, be a piece of the Shuttle itself and do not want to risk re-entry without making sure the crew's safety is not compromised.
The reality is that the Shuttle is whole and completely fit for flight and the crew is as safe they've ever been. The only thing delaying the end of STS115 is pure human curiosity.
I got this assurance this afternoon from a buddy of mine who works at NASA. He said the crew will be spending just a little extra time in orbit so they can find out how in the hell the "mysterious object" (here's the official image and the super-high resolution image) got up there.
Does anyone out there know? Anyone?
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