Astronaut Don Thomas Space Shuttle Was Attacked by a Woodpecker! @Cosmosphere

Astronaut Don Thomas Space Shuttle Was Attacked by a Woodpecker! @Cosmosphere

Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Former NASA astronaut Don Thomas explains how one of his missions on the Space Shuttle was delayed - by a woodpecker!

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Astronaut Don Thomas Space Shuttle Was Attacked by a Woodpecker!

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