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The Latest:
Woo hoo, we're launching! We're ready for anything! OK, how about... not launching? Try again tomorrow, y'all.
The Details:
Atlantis's launch was scrubbed because two of the four fuel sensors were saying the shuttle's liquid-hydrogen tank was empty, when it was really full. The seven-person crew's main mission is to install Columbus, the European Space Agency's long-delayed science lab, in the International Space Station. There are three spacewalks planned, and NASA is hoping to extend the mission from 11 days to 13.
For Your Cocktail Party:
- Two faulty fuel sensors are bad, but if only one is broken, launch away!
- If the shuttle sits on the launchpad too long, hydrogen fuel will start to evaporate, reducing viable mission time.
- NASA usually spends a whole year planning and practicing for each spacewalk.
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