[net.columbia] More Minor Problems

alb@brunix.UUCP (Adam L. Buchsbaum) (05/01/85)

More minor problems beset the Challenger yesterday.  When
astronauts went to feed their animal guests, a flood of
partially eaten food and feces spewed out into the Spacelab;
this was quickly cleaned up.  Also, an airlock in the cargo
bay jammed, so a camera that was to have gone through it
could not.  However, NASA says the mission is proceeding
very well, despite the minor problems, and a lot of good
data has been obtained from the seven working experiments
out of nine on Spacelab.  In fact, they are considering
extending the flight by one day to give the Spacelab crew
more time.  The landing is currently scheduled for 6 May at
EAFB.