NASA delays space shuttle launch indefinitely

[Spazito]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's first shuttle flight in more than two years has been put off indefinitely as the space agency mounts a massive investigation into why a fuel gauge failed right before Discovery's scheduled liftoff.

Engineers were no closer Friday to knowing why the gauge acted up two days earlier.

"We are going forward on a day-by-day basis," said deputy shuttle program manager Wayne Hale.

"We have got the entire resources of the agency behind us to troubleshoot this problem."

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[The Stranger]

1. No reason to hurry launching a mission.

Space flight is something with which it is better to be careful.

[Democracy White]

2. Things happen

hopefully they will get it fixed and go to space soon.

Dee

[Spazito]

3. I agree, I am glad they are not sticking to a definitive date..

this paragraph does cause concern tho, imo.

"Hale also suggested for the first time that if the problem can't be explained after days or weeks of effort, NASA might be forced to consider flying with the fuel gauge mystery unsolved."

[fortyfeetunder]

12. I can't believe Hale's suggestion.

This is not a horse race, it's only going to outer space...

[donsu]

4. now that the bushgang owns NASA I've been wondering about

this stopping of the launch

regardless of what they said, this launch was military

maybe some american freedom fighters work for NASA

[Emperor_Norton_II]

14. Do what now?

Explain, O wise one, exactly how the launch - a scheduled logistics and maintainence mission to ISS - was military. Were they planning to put up some spy satellites? Orbital Death Rays? What?

[Delphinus]

15. Speaking of the ISS

is Russia going to be able to restock it if we can't get back up there?

[Emperor_Norton_II]

16. They should

Russia can at least keep the station supplied with food, water & oxygen if Discovery's grounded for another undetermined period. But Russia can't haul anything like heavy spares, scientific gear or the like.

[Bill McBlueState]

18. space chemtrails

It was to be the first flight of the Space Chemtrails Assessment Mission. Get with the program, man!

[donsu]

19. they even reported that a part of the launch was military

was on cable, probably CNN - maybe Dobbs' show

or I saw it on Miami's Fox CH. evening news

where ever, the reporter asked about military and the dude said yes

I agree with the other poster that it was military with ISS as a cover.

[Emperor_Norton_II]

20. That's lunacy

WTF dude? One reporter says something about the military - and you don't even remember what it was - and you're ready to indict the entire program for being military?

Keerist.

[VegasWolf]

5. One launch will fund Bush another 3.2 days in Iraq. He can't afford to

let it go up.

[Ripley]

6. True. And another shuttle disaster would bring into question...

WTF is going on in HIS GOVERNMENT? Once again. Sigh. Honestly, I wish they would scrub the orbiter and take that funding and get on with the next generation vehicle. This one is obsolete, past it's life expectancy.

They should work with that guy in Texas (?) who built a vehicle that goes into space via an aircraft and lands safer. They should also work with other space agencies more.

Aww, China will probably beat us to Mars anyway.

[reprobate]

11. Yup. Burt Rutan should head the space agency.

And the shuttle fleet was obsolete by the time it first launched. Some tried to tell them that, but IMO there was too much invested by the defence industies that conttol our government.

[Dogmudgeon]

7. Next launch window: mid-September

I'd also like to know whether it was a fuel gauge or a fuel pump. I've heard each.

--p!

[donsu]

8. maybe it wasn't either

nt

[arwalden]

9. How Will The Space Station Get FOOD & WATER?

And clean socks and underwear? And fresh rolls of toilet tissue?

[Ripley]

10. The Evil Empire does our dirty work for us.

They are able to shuttle people and supplies up and back. Ah, those damned Ruskies, saving our butts.

[patalicat]

13. Dear Everyone... "we" never went to the moon

and if you just got pissy and shook your head....

you = sucker!

[SoCalDem]

17. They have had a crisis of confidence and are too scared to have

another accident. NASA is now a military agency anyway, and the shuttle stuff was just to amuse the "peasants".

The cutting-edge "for the good of humanity" stuff ended a long time ago anyway, and to get the public behind the agency they have to at least pretend that NASA is about altruistic exploration. It's no longer "safe".. It never really was, but we had a whole lot of non-political, really smart people in charge back then. and we were very lucky too...

Now we have mostly political idealogues running things, and maybe they are just not as smart as they need to be..

[Maddy McCall]

21. Shit. I had planned to take MM jr.

to Stennisphere to watch the launch. :(

[ConcernedCanuk]

22. HOLY Frigadee!! Don't they do IQ tests at NASA ??

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Y'all down there are in big trouble with'n ur Space Program

(not much wunder that missile defense system can't hit nuthin')

From a related Article:
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"It does at this stage remain an unexplained anomaly. It reminds me of an old truck I owned with an intermittent electrical problem," said deputy shuttle programme manager Wayne Hale. "Unexplained anomalies are the worst ones."

Nasa seeking cause of malfunction

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Deputy SHUTTLE MANAGER couldn't figure out a weenie electrical problem on an old 1/2 ton with a wiring harness with less than a few dozen wiring circuits . . . .

Scary indeed . . . .

:scared:

[ConcernedCanuk]

23. Feckadee - Ur Country is run by Idjuts . . . .

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Y'all down there are in big trouble with'n ur Space Program

(not much wunder that missile defense system can't hit nuthin')

From a related Article:
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"It does at this stage remain an unexplained anomaly. It reminds me of an old truck I owned with an intermittent electrical problem," said deputy shuttle programme manager Wayne Hale. "Unexplained anomalies are the worst ones."

Nasa seeking cause of malfunction

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Deputy SHUTTLE MANAGER couldn't figure out a weenie electrical problem on an old 1/2 ton with a wiring harness with less than a few dozen wiring circuits . . . .

Scary indeed . . . .

:scared:

[The_Casual_Observer]

24. This is the best that "The greatest nation in the world" can do?

What an embarrassment. They can't even figure out what the hell is wrong with that stupid antique piece of shit.

[Placebo]

25. They could probably design an entirely new craft to replace it...

faster than they could get the current fleet safe enough to launch.