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Discovery's launch: trying again on next Tuesday

Washington, USA - Problems which prevented the launch from being performed on last July 13 appear solved

NASA, after solving the problem affecting the sensor indicating the external tank hydrogen level (see for details AVIONEWS 1 and 2), will try again on next Tuesday July 26 at 10:39 am local time (04:39 in Italy) the launch of the Discovery Shuttle destined to reach the orbiting International Space Station (ISS). The attempts must not fail, as the launch window will be closed on July 31, that is to...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 124170
Rome, Italy, 07/21/2005 13:47
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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