From the NASA website: A problem with a fill-and-drain valve inside space shuttle Discovery’s aft compartment has scrubbed the Wednesday morning launch attempt for STS-128. The launch team is evaluating the issue and has not set a new launch date and time at this point. Read more here http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
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NASA Cool Under Pressure
May 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Cool Science, NASA, Science
“Drama builds as the countdown clock ticks down toward another space shuttle launch. Dressed in bright-orange protective suits and prepared for the mission, an elite group boards a van and the convoy heads to the launch pad where the shuttle awaits. But this crew isn’t made up of astronauts headed for space. It’s the Ice [...]
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Fuel Leak Delays Shuttle Launch Until Sunday at the Earliest
March 12th, 2009 · No Comments · NASA, Science
The hydrogen leak found during NASA’s preparations for launch on Wednesday will likely delay the next launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery until at least Sunday, March 15. Crews began to evaluate the leak between the launch tower and STS-119′s external fuel tank on Thursday morning. For updates to this conitnuing story, please visit NASA’s primary Shuttle website [...]
Launch of STS-119 Scrubbed Due to Fuel Leak – March 11, 2009
March 11th, 2009 · No Comments · NASA, Science
UPDATE: The next launch of the Space shuttle Discovery will be no earlier than Sunday, March 15, 2009. please visit the NASA website for the latest updates. http://www.nasa.gov The launch of Space Shuttle Discovery, originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 11, 2009, has been scrubbed due to a fuel leak between the shuttle and the external [...]
Shuttle Launch Delayed – March 11, 2009
March 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Cool Science, NASA, Science, Webcasts
UPADTE: The launch of STS-119 has been delayed due to a fuel leak. Please check back for udpates regarding launch rescheduling. NASA’s Digital Learning Network is celebrating the launch of space shuttle mission STS-119. The crew of STS-119 includes two classroom teachers who were selected as astronauts in 2004. Scheduled to launch on March [...]