NASA fuels Discovery
March 15, 2009 by bermygirl2009
Filed under Breaking, CommUnity, NASA
NASA fuels Discovery for mission to space station.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.– Aiming for a Sunday evening launch, NASA began fueling space shuttle Discovery again in hopes repairs took care of a dangerous leak.
Liftoff was set for 6:43 p.m. CDT, provided there were no more hydrogen leaks. Good weather was forecast.
During the first launch attempt Wednesday, hydrogen gas spewed into the air from a vent line connected to Discovery’s external fuel tank. NASA replaced all the hookups, but could find nothing broken. Officials promised to halt the countdown again if the problem recurs.
Hydrogen gas valves inside Discovery already had forced a one-month delay.
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