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During one of the inspections, an imager on the extension boom turned up evidence of whitish streaks on the shuttle's panels and nose cap - and mission managers determined that the streaks were actually bird droppings deposited before flight. After the landing, Discovery astronaut Mike Fossum reported that the droppings were still there. "They made it home, a bit charred," he said.- MSNBC.com story on the shuttle landing.
Do NOT poop on the multibillion dollar spacecraft. That's almost as funny as the last shuttle flight hitting the bird on liftoff. Though this flight they did find holes in the fueltank insulation, from woodpeckers. They usually have fake owls on the shuttle and pad to try to scare small birds away... how about that, the massive, multibillion dollar space shuttle, defended by a couple of plastic owls.
Do NOT poop on the multibillion dollar spacecraft. That's almost as funny as the last shuttle flight hitting the bird on liftoff. Though this flight they did find holes in the fueltank insulation, from woodpeckers. They usually have fake owls on the shuttle and pad to try to scare small birds away... how about that, the massive, multibillion dollar space shuttle, defended by a couple of plastic owls.