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Shuttle Launch Delayed Again, Possibly Until December

Posted by samzenpus on from the catch-you-next-month dept.

An anonymous reader writes "NASA engineers worked overnight trying to fix the electrical problem that forced the launch of space shuttle Discovery to be delayed again. Mission managers will meet later Wednesday to figure out if a launch on Thursday is even possible. The tentative plan is to have Discovery lift off Thursday at 3:29pm. If that does not happen it would be rescheduled for Sunday. If it cannot launch Sunday then it will have to wait until December. NASA engineers have a lot of work on their hands Wednesday morning. Discovery has an electrical issue that forced officials to postpone its liftoff, which had been rescheduled for Wednesday afternoon."

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  1. Troubleshooting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did they check if it's plugged in?

    Have they tried turning it off and on?

    1. Re:Troubleshooting by wjousts · · Score: 2, Funny

      Take the batteries out and try them in something else to check they're not flat.

  2. A baguette? by Quantus347 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Did a baguette from the future fall into the wiring again?

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  3. Re:Hey! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Lunches. 50 lunches.

  4. Re:Cowardly? by lul_wat · · Score: 1, Funny
    It'd really let the Shuttle program end on a 'Bang!'

    Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week.

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  5. Re:The Problem Casuing the Delay by Thud457 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Technically correct, most computer problems are at one level, electrical problems.

    I'll have to remember that one for the excuse list...

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  6. Until 23rd of December 2012 by dominious · · Score: 2, Funny

    So the universe doesn't allow this to happen because it's a paradox and that would mean the end of the wo

    Oh, the Shuttle Launch is delayed... Sorry, wrong thread.