Discovery Space Shuttle back in buisness

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If you were like me and watched the explosion of the first Space Shuttle disaster then you can appreciate some of the simpler facts of life. <br /><br />Don't tug on superman’s cape, don't spit into the wind and don't keep the spirit of the human adventure of reaching for the stars away from determined explorers.<br /><br /><font color="yellow">Gods speed Discovery.......<br /><br /></font> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Ron Bennett </div>

 

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Someone must have tugged on supermans cape.<br /><br /><font color="orange">The launch of the space shuttle Discovery will go ahead as scheduled Wednesday after technicians replaced two protective tiles damaged near the spacecraft's tail Tuesday, a NASA spokeswoman said.<br /><br />The tiles were damaged when a cover panel on the No. 7 cockpit window fell off as the orbiter sat on the launch pad late in the afternoon, officials said.<br /><br />"Everything looks good," Discovery vehicle manager Stephanie Stilson told reporters. "This is a minor repair for us."<br /><br />http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/07/12/space.shuttle/index.html<br /></font> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Ron Bennett </div>

 

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Looks like NASA found some Kryptonite on board the Discovery and scrubbed the flight.<br /><br /><font color="orange">KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida (CNN) -- A faulty fuel sensor aboard the space shuttle Discovery forced NASA on Wednesday to scrub its first attempt to launch a shuttle after the Columbia disaster 2 1/2 years ago.<br /><br />NASA said the device was showing low fuel levels despite the exterior tank having been filled just hours before.<br /><br />"It will take some time really to understand what to do to remedy the situation," NASA said. "We haven't ruled out tomorrow, but that's speculative." The current launch window expires July 31, and the next begins in September. A Thursday launch would be at 3:28 p.m. ET.<br /><br />http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/07/13/space.shuttle/index.html<br /><br /></font> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Ron Bennett </div>