The shuttle has a dent

Here's hoping the modeling and tests show the engineers down on Earth exactly what will happen on re-entry and how to fix it if it needs patching. 

http://www.physorg.com/news106211073.html

I think this is worrying me more than usual not only because of the crew being what it is but also because we're about to go away for ten days which means going back to just print and network news.  Maybe news24 if I can get Mum's freeview box to behave.