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NASA Scrubs Launch Due to Faulty Fuel-Tank Sensor
VUSE g-EE-k writes "NASA has scrubbed Wednesday's launch of Discovery due to a faulty fuel-tank sensor in the external fuel tank. They are going to begin the troubleshooting process. They have not released details as to how long this delay will last. The crew have begun to get off the shuttle. For more information, see the NASA TV site. Drudge Report has some initial coverage of the scrub."
Reader adefa adds a link to NASA's Space Shuttle launch page with more info.
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I'm still confident they'll launch before DNF or Longhorn are released.
I have a faulty fuel sensor in my car. My solution: just fill up every few days to make sure I don't run out of gas. Why can't these "genius" rocket scientist just have the crew stop off and get gas half way up, and again when they come back down?
Dammit, *I* should be in charge of NASA.
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They are going to begin the troubleshooting process
Trouleshooting prcocess??? Alright. In words of George Carlin:
Whole thing starts when you get to the gate. First announcement, "We would like to begin the boarding process." Extra word, "process", not necessary. Boarding is enough, "We'd like to begin the boarding." Simple! Tells the story...
People add extra words when they want things to sound more important than they really are. "Boarding Process" sounds important.... It isn't! It's just a bunch of people getting on an airplane. People like to sound important. Weather men on television talk about shower activity, sounds more important than showers. I even heard one guy on CNN talk about a rain event. Swear to god. He said, "Louisiana is expecting a rain event." I thought HOLY SHIT I hope I can get tickets to that!
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I've never heard every engineer at JSC say "Doh!" at the same time before.
In a shock announcement today, Roland Piquepaquille announced that he has purchased the majority (51%) of the well known news syndication site, Drudge Report.
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I had to laugh though... Drudge Report had some initial coverage
I have a few friends that work in the Public Information/Media Relations department at KSC. I'll check to see if Drudge was issued a press credential.
Drudge Report, where I go for all my hard-hitting science news.
I think their launch window broke.
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From the article above, I first read it as "a sensor that detects if the fuel tank is present". That didn't sound too critical, because it's a "look-out-the-window-and-see-if-it's-still-there" kind of problem.
John
I think it's best not to reference "news sources" that announce "SEN. MCCAIN STARS IN BOOB RAUNCH FEST" in 20-point text concerning his participation in Wedding Crashers, with a tiny link at the top to NASA information.
I totally read that as Kentucky Space Chicken.
Face it, if you're not screwing the gas cap on correctly, there is a high probability that your careless disregard for the gas cap has caused a band of squirrels to take refuge in your fuel line.
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Don't feel bad....NASA gets the whole C/F thing mixed up too!
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