The Woody Woodpecker cartoon used in the movie was updated and then used by NASA to explain space travel to the public. On 6/2/95, NASA managers decided to delay the launch of Discovery on Mission STS-70 in order to make repairs to foam insulation on the vehicle's external fuel tank. Credit: NASA Later, Turner moved to NASA's Earth science program because of his interest in wildlife and nature. Woodpeckers damage STS-70 External Tank. Great fun! Hi guys, I have the DVD set "From the Earth to the Moon" (fantastic BTW) where they show some woody woodpecker cartoons explaining in animated simplicity how NASA planned on going to the moon. Earlier, technicans at Launch Pad 39-B discovered that woodpeckers had inflicted about six dozen small holes in the insulation material. Photo Credit: NASA STS-70 … Soon after, he went back to school to pursue a master's degree in conservation biology from the University of Maryland. Nasa & Woody Woodpecker #13384449. Six weeks earlier, the antics of a pesky Northern Flicker woodpecker had caused an extensive launch delay for STS-70 and extensive embarrassment for NASA.

NASA Assists Search for Woodpecker Thought to be Extinct 08.02.06 Unlike its more famous cartoon cousin Woody the Woodpecker, the ivory-billed woodpecker is thought to be extinct, or so most experts have believed for over half a century.

Startling the birds, Discovery spears from Pad 39B on 13 July 1995. Image to left: Woody Turner is lending his expertise to the search for the ivory-billed woodpecker. 37 of 38 found this interesting Interesting? BY rg828 - Mon Jan 16, 2006 2:00 pm - Mon Jan 16, 2006 2:00 pm #13384449.