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18 years 9 months ago #13831
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Discovery Launch Delayed
NASA managers scrubbed the launch of Discovery today due to an apparent problem with the spacecraft.
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NASA managers scrubbed the launch of Discovery today due to an apparent problem with the spacecraft.
nothing further
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18 years 9 months ago #13834
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SHUTTLE MISSION CANCELLED
well it`s been called of folks ,something about a sensor reading not being right,better safe than sorry.but there`s hope yet they have till the31 in this lunch window so here`s hoping and gods speed to all at NASA .
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well it`s been called of folks ,something about a sensor reading not being right,better safe than sorry.but there`s hope yet they have till the31 in this lunch window so here`s hoping and gods speed to all at NASA .
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18 years 9 months ago #13835
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an ecosensor according to nasa tv, who didnt elaborate on what that is, but it sounds important.
They are troubleshooting now and will have a press conference at 4.30.
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something about a sensor reading not being right
an ecosensor according to nasa tv, who didnt elaborate on what that is, but it sounds important.
They are troubleshooting now and will have a press conference at 4.30.
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18 years 9 months ago #13836
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Or according to the website:
NASA has scrubbed the launch of Discovery because of a problem with a fuel tank sensor designed to protect the Shuttle's engines by shutting them down if fuel runs low.
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18 years 9 months ago #13838
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Er... Ok... isn't that kinda redundant, the engines are gona shut down no matter what!
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NASA has scrubbed the launch of Discovery because of a problem with a fuel tank sensor designed to protect the Shuttle's engines by shutting them down if fuel runs low.
Er... Ok... isn't that kinda redundant, the engines are gona shut down no matter what!
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