[Mr 5 0]

Dani:

A small chunk of loose and falling insulation seems to be the problem. However, this time, the insulation that came off on launch didn't appear to hit any part of the shuttle and simply fell into space, doing no damage. The upside-down view of the shuttle the space station crew took (and downloaded to the space center in Houston) was carefully analyzed and confirmed that the shuttle is unharmed. One more test is scheduled (29th) and if all goes well, as NASA expects, Discovery and it's crew should be given the green light to return to earth as scheduled on August 7th.

As for stocking the space station; the Discovery brought up 15 tons of supplies and is taking away 13 tons of trash from the station...2 1/2 years worth. Expensive garbage haul!