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NASA Ponders Postponing Launch until July

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the wait-for-it dept.

BitFluid writes "According to Sun-Sentinel.com, NASA is considering postponing its Return to Flight shuttle launch because of 'ongoing concern about possible ice buildup on a liquid oxygen propellant line.' Apparently, that stuff turns into debris on launch, a risk they need time to investigate. If delayed, the target launch window becomes July 13 through July 31."

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  1. How about channelling the money by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    into some third world countries, since the money won't be used this time around?

    I know, I know, people starving to death isn't your main concern in the US of A, even if it's often the result of US foreign policy, but come on - every three seconds, a child dies from an easily curable disease or hunger.