alb@brunix.UUCP (Adam Buchsbaum) (03/13/85)
NASA said yesterday that it will take a week to ten days to repair the damage done to Discovery and that Discovery will definitely fly the hybrid mission, launching sometime in April. Last week, a 2500 pound bucket fell onto the Discovery, putting two holes in the graphite-epoxy honeycomb structure of the left cargo bay door; fortunately, there was no damage done to the frame of the door. The damaged sections will be replaced.