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msmemory_archive ([personal profile] msmemory_archive) wrote2005-07-13 01:56 pm

Scrubbed

The launch of STS Discovery this afternoon has been indefinitely postponed.

[identity profile] the-nita.livejournal.com 2005-07-13 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Crap - I gather the bits falling off caused the scrub?

[identity profile] msmemory.livejournal.com 2005-07-13 06:23 pm (UTC)(link)
CNN says it's due to "a faulty fuel sensor." I hope they can launch tomorrow instead.

[identity profile] antoniseb.livejournal.com 2005-07-13 06:23 pm (UTC)(link)
CNN says it was a faulty sensor that detects whether the external fuel tank is attached. Considering the recent press, the bits falling off could also be a factor but the sensor is the official reason.

[identity profile] umbran.livejournal.com 2005-07-13 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Nope. A fuel sensor malfunctioned. One of a set of four. They require two of these to function, but they don't want to start the mission unless they're all functioning.