The headline on the BBC site says “Shuttle Crew Sees Damaged Earth.” But there’s no mention of a “Damaged Earth” in the article, which is about the the shuttle’s damaged thermal blanket.
Nasa rules against shuttle repair
Nasa has decided a further spacewalk to repair a torn thermal blanket on the shuttle Discovery is not necessary.
The US space agency told the seven crew members the shuttle would be safe for re-entry despite the torn blanket below the cockpit window.On Wednesday, astronauts removed protruding material from the orbiter’s underside which was threatening the heatshield’s integrity.
It is the first mission since Columbia overheated and broke up on re-entry.
Someone’s been reading too much enviro-extremism literature.
UPDATE: The title has been changed to “Nasa rules against shuttle repair.”
LATEST UPDATE: As the first commentator notes, the piece was expanded and the title was changed. There is now reference to a “damaged earth,” but it’s pretty weak “Captain Planet” material.