Space Sewing Kit May Be Used for Repair

By JUAN A. LOZANO, Associated Press Writer, Space & Earth science / Space Exploration

In this photo provided by NASA, space shuttle Atlantis astronaut Jim Reilly participates in the mission's first planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the international space station, Monday June 11, 2007. (AP Photo/NASA)

(AP) -- Atlantis astronauts may use a sewing kit normally reserved for spacesuits to repair a peeled-back thermal blanket near the spacecraft's tail, NASA managers said Tuesday. The shuttle astronauts' 11-day mission was extended Monday by two days to allow time to fix the thermal blanket, which peeled during launch last week.

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