Space Shuttle Discovery to Launch July 26

thhamm writes "According to Space.com: 'NASA will restart the countdown for the space shuttle Discovery Saturday, with plans to launch the orbiter spaceward on July 26 after more than a week of work to pin down a fuel sensor glitch, mission managers said late Wednesday'. In the meantime, technicians will work with grounding wiring associated with the liquid hydrogen engine cutoff sensor system, as well as adjust the configuration of components within Discovery's point sensor box."

Comments

3..2..1...blastoff!

[Zediker]

who needs needless guages... when i was your age we flew to the moon with rubber wings covered in foil! we dont need no stinkin guages...

good luck :)

[thhamm]

(HAL 9000 on Discovery): "I am fully operational, and all my circuits are functioning perfectly. I have the highest enthusiasm for this mission."

Re:good luck :)

[thhamm]

Dave, why don`t you take a stress pill and think things over?

Re:good luck :)

[Zediker]

Mission Commander: HAL, open the shuttle cargo bay doors. HAL? HAL!
HAL 9000: BSOD
Mission Commander: Damn, I knew we shouldnt have had Microsoft program HAL...

Re:good luck :)

[thhamm]

And the ISS needs this flight too. badly. (they`ve run out of beer).

Re:good luck :)

[thhamm]

This is an ordinary L-unit: L

Without it, space travel would be nothing more than the dream of a mad man.

But this is the L-unit we removed from the Shuttle: l

I call it sabotage!

What now?

[bassgoonist]

This time the check engine light won't turn off...

Re:What now?

[icepick101]

that is the same problem my Volkswagen has...ironic

Re:What now?

[Xaroth]

This time the check engine light won't turn off...

That's what electrical tape is for: to cover that light so you don't have to look at it any more.

Re:What now?

[Mark Hood]

That's what electrical tape is for: to cover that light so you don't have to look at it any more.

My father has experience in this matter. He once got a lift in a chinook helicopter and noticed over the pilot's shoulder that about half the warning lights in the cockpit were flashing. Being an engineer, he was concerned that it might be overdue a maintenance cycle, and asked the pilot about them. He replied 'oh, they're all minor, nothing to worry about'.

On the way back a couple of days later, he realised it was the same helicopter and the same pilot, but this time none of the warnings were flashing. 'So you found time for a service then?' he joked.

'Oh, I just got sick of the flashing lights, so I unscrewed the bulbs' he replied.

My father never worked out if he was joking or not...

Mark

PS I know it's not rocket science, but it's a great story :)

Re:What now?

[Zerbey]

Heh... this happened in my old car, check engine light kept coming on. Kept getting it checked, nothing wrong.. in the end I was told a factory way to get it to turn off since it kept coming on every few thousand miles.

Two weeks later the transmission went.

Blah.

Rename it

[Winterblink]

I think it might be time to rename this shuttle Longhorn

A step in the right direction...

[d3m057h3n35]

with plans to launch the orbiter spaceward on July 26

I think we all needed that clarified. I can never guess what those wacky people at NASA will think of next!

Hmm. Ground wire... hydrogen tank...

[RetiredMidn]

I'll watch from a distance, thank you.

Re:It's amazing how many electrical problems

[vtrac]

Thanks, I'll be sure to forward this info to NASA.

Chinese space program?

[garoo1980]

Anyone want to guess the impact of a Chinese mission successfully landing on the moon? I wonder if they'd take down the stars and stripes, you know, just for good measure