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Another Leak Delays Final Discovery Launch

Posted by timothy on from the find-the-leak-and-plug-it dept.

vsolepr writes "Today's scheduled launch was scrubbed because of a gaseous hydrogen leak near the spacecraft's external tank. This is the fourth time in the past week that Discovery's launch was delayed due to various leaks and electrical issues. NASA now is aiming for a launch date no earlier than Nov. 30."

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  1. Re:Ugh by Osgeld · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I love the flamebait status

    when the entire right party is bitching and moaning about spending 2 billion on a who's who party going to Indonesia and India over 10 days, we are PISSING away 1.3 billion a day over 30 days for what? (fuck be real they ARE visiting the American workforce)

    to install a SHED on an international space station and a pissing ceremony

    I am so sorry, but is there not more important things in the USA right now than installing a shed "IN SPACE" (echo) ?

    with a significant amount of real, hard working blue blood Americans out of work and the best being a 5$ an hour part time no insurance job at mc donalds, do we REALLY need to be pissing away BILLIONS of dollars away on a pride issue from an agency that has not produced a SINGLE practical result AS PROMISED since the 1960's ????

    these fuckwits are still using 386's in their systems 23 years after the release, they are out dated and arrogant