Astronaut didn't change underwear for a month

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Space Shuttle Scratched...Not Scrubbed

Astronauts discovered a long stretch of nicks along the right side of the space shuttle Atlantis when they were inspecting their ship Tuesday for signs of launch damage.
The 21-inch stretch of nicks that spanned four or five thermal tiles where the right wing joins the fuselage and was most likely caused by debris that came off the fuel tank two minutes after lift-off.
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Bat Attempts Space Travel

A bat that was clinging to space shuttle Discovery’s external fuel tank during the countdown to launch the STS-119 mission remained with the spacecraft as it cleared the tower, analysts at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center concluded.
Based on images and video, a wildlife expert who provides support to the center said the small creature was a free tail bat that likely had a broken left wing and some problem with its right shoulder or wrist. The animal likely perished quickly during Discovery’s climb into orbit.
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