NASA was forced to delay the shuttle launch of the Atlantis because of faulty fuel tank sensors. It was the second time this has happened in less than a week.
The failure of one of four fuel gauge-like sensors at the bottom of Atlantis’ 15-story external tank during a preflight test prevented the shuttle from an afternoon launch here at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center spaceport. “Confirmation, now, we have scrubbed for today,” said NASA commentator George Diller after mission managers called off the launch attempt at 7:24 a.m. EST.
After scrubbing the launch, mission managers met to weigh options for Atlantis’ space station construction flight and made an early decision to push the mission to no earlier than Jan. 2. “That will be our next opportunity,” NASA spokesperson Allard Beutel told reporters here at the Kennedy Space Center. “We’re going to stand down for a couple of weeks and try to figure out this problem.”
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