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Shuttle Launch Delayed Again, Possibly Until December

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. Re:Tea Party Tard by MichaelKristopeit132 · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    anonymous - check

    wrong - check

    definitely pathetic.

    why do you cower? what are you afraid of?

  2. Rand Paul Promised : by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    to reduce Big Government and the Space Shuttle was his first pick. Next on the list: 22,000 federal employees IN Kentucky !

    What's next Rando? A filibuster on the Senate vote to extend the U.S. debt ceiling, and, in doing so, a declaration that the U.S.A is in technical
    default on its debt?

    LOL !!!!!

    Yours In Novosibirsk,
    K. Trout

  3. Re:Cowardly? by BJ_Covert_Action · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Troll? Oh come on mods! That was a disturbingly morbid and beautifully corny pun. In other words, it's comedy gold by Slashdot's standards. Mod him up.

  4. Re:electrical issue??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Further, what is a capital letter and just how weak a troll are you?

    It must be nearly bed time for 8 year olds so just be a good little person and go to bed and leave the adults to have a real conversation.