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Discovery Launch a No-Go, Again

Posted by timothy on from the but-they'll-miss-their-connections dept.

An anonymous reader writes with an excerpt from Tech Fragments that says "NASA has yet again postponed the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery, which was due to launch today, because of a hydrogen leak in the vent line between the external fuel tank and main engines. The vent line is at the intertank region of the external tank and is the overboard vent to the pad and the flare stack where the vented hydrogen is burned off. ... The NASA launch team is resetting to preserve the option of attempting a Thursday night liftoff at 8:54 p.m. EDT depending on what repairs are needed and what managers decide. The Mission Management Team is meeting at 5 p.m. today to discuss the issue." You can watch for updates on NASA's Space Shuttle page, too.

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  1. is that all? by JeanBaptiste · · Score: 5, Funny

    The vent line is at the intertank region of the external tank and is the overboard vent to the pad and the flare stack where the vented hydrogen is burned off. ...

    All you gotta do is reflangulate the intertank, recalibrate the L16 connectors for the overboard vent pad, then halve the current to the flare dampener in the flare stack to compensate for the excess vented hydrogen. Bake on 350 for 20 minutes and allow to cool.

    1. Re:is that all? by negRo_slim · · Score: 2, Funny

      Or just recalibrate the phasers and fire them for a 5 min burst upon the dilithium crystals. Should work!

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    2. Re:is that all? by MxTxL · · Score: 3, Funny

      Ah... well, hell. Why didn't you say so??

      *picard voice*
      COMPUTER! Reflangulate the intertank, recalibrate the L16 connectors for the overboard vent pad, then halve the current to the flare dampener in the flare stack to compensate for the excess vented hydrogen. Bake on 350 for 20 minutes and allow to cool!
      *end picard vioce*

    3. Re:is that all? by Kell+Bengal · · Score: 2, Funny

      Don't forget to reverse the polarity.

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    4. Re:is that all? by Narishma · · Score: 2, Funny

      You forgot the most important thing: reverse the polarity. That seems to fix anything wrong with the ships in Star Trek.

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  2. Obligatory Onion by antifoidulus · · Score: 4, Funny

    NASA delays shuttle out of sheer habit

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    1. Re:Obligatory Onion by Alotau · · Score: 4, Funny

      Not sure if it was habit or just because of this guy.

  3. Noone to blame by dvh.tosomja · · Score: 5, Funny

    This article is very poor, I can't manage the way how to blame Microsoft for that failure.

  4. Re:If it can't be fixed with duct-tape by MrKaos · · Score: 3, Funny

    Can we make the elevator out of duct tape?

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