News tagged with hydrogen tank

Discovery valve working, countdown to resume

Initial testing on a malfunctioning valve that grounded the space shuttle Discovery is encouraging and countdown will resume Thursday ahead of the next launch attempt, NASA said.

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created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bad valve forces NASA to call off shuttle launch

(AP) -- NASA called off the launch of space shuttle Discovery on Tuesday, the second day in a row the liftoff was scrubbed, this time because of a bad fuel valve.

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created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA plans fueling test for space shuttle

(AP) -- NASA will conduct a fueling test next week on space shuttle Endeavour to see if a hydrogen gas leak has been plugged.

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created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA uncovers cause of shuttle delay

Engineers from the US space agency NASA think they have discovered the cause of a hydrogen leak which twice delayed a high-profile shuttle launch this month, according to the agency.

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created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

NASA Gives 'Go' for Space Shuttle Launch on March 11

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA managers completed a review Friday of space shuttle Discovery's readiness for flight and selected the official launch date for the STS-119 mission. Commander Lee Archambault and his six ...

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created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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