WASHINGTON -- Tile repair kits for astronauts were proposed, developed and even tested dating back to the very beginning of the space shuttle program, but NASA officials repeatedly rejected equipping ...

Did you know there are countertop and tile repair kits that sell for around $20? They fill in cracks or chips on granite and marble and porcelain. You’ll have to mix in different colors and shades to ...

HOUSTON — NASA will study whether it can give astronauts the ability to inspect and repair heat-resistant tiles while the space shuttle is in orbit, officials said Monday, one of the first moves the ...

In our third special preview of the upcoming space shuttle flight, New Scientist examines how astronauts will test techniques to repair the orbiter’s heat shield in space Following the Columbia ...

Could the Discovery astronauts, if they had to, repair the kind of damage that led to the destruction of Columbia? Over two years on, and despite a huge research and development effort by Nasa, the ...