Repairs Could Delay Shuttle Mission
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NASA has decided to replace leaky hydraulic seals aboard the space shuttle Discovery, which might cause a delay in a launching planned for Oct. 23. The leak was traced to the right main landing gear strut, which cushions the impact when the shuttle lands. Early efforts to correct the problem by cycling the hydraulic system did not work as well as officials had hoped, and so âthe decision was, âLetâs just go ahead and bite the bullet and change the seals,â â said Kyle Herring, a NASA spokesman. NASA has five extra days built into the launching schedule, and officials said the work, which requires removing the wheels and brakes, might be completed without causing a slip of the launching date.
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NASA has delayed launch of the space shuttle Atlantis by 24 hours because of a lightning strike and other weather concerns, officials said Saturday.
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The repair of a landing gear leak on the  space shuttle Discovery could put in jeopardy the U.S.  spacecraft&#39;s October 23 launch date on a construction mission  to the International Space Station, NASA said on Monday.
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Pending resolution of a potential radiator hose problem, the space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled for launching on Feb. 7 on a twice-delayed mission to the International Space Station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA postponed space shuttle Discovery's liftoff on Thursday night because of thick, low clouds at the Florida launch site.
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NASA decided to delay space shuttle Atlantis' landing by 24 hours after a mysterious object that may have come off the orbiter was spotted floating below it.
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By AP  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.    An electrical problem forced NASA to postpone Wednesday's liftoff of the space shuttle Atlantis yet again, and engineers faced with a tight launch schedule struggled to understand the problem.
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The US space shuttle Discovery's planned launch on Tuesday could be delayed due to rain and cloudy conditions, NASA said on Monday.
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The space shuttle Atlantis's mission to the International Space Station, which has seen its launch repeatedly delayed due to technical problems, will likely take place in late January or early February, NASA said Thursday.
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Engineers worked to fix a leaky hydraulic seal on NASA&#39;s space shuttle Discovery Wednesday as the agency weighs a possible delay for the spacecraft&#39;s planned October launch.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER   Associated Press writer  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  -- Low clouds forced NASA to delay the launch of space shuttle Discovery late Thursday, and a forecast for strong winds prompted the space agency to postpone another attempt by at least two days.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - A cold front expected to pass over central Florida on Thursday may force NASA to postpone the launch of space shuttle Discovery on a mission to rewire the International Space Station, officials said on Wednesday.
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HOUSTON, June 11 -- Astronauts will try to fix a thermal blanket that peeled back during the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis, extending the spacecraft's mission from 11 to 13 days, NASA managers said Monday.
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NASA is working feverishly to return the space shuttle to flight in May 2005, but it may fly without the capability to fix cracks or holes of the type that doomed Columbia in 2003, officials said on Monday.
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Low clouds related to a cold front have increased the likelihood that scheduled launching of the shuttle Discovery will be postponed, NASA said.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press writer  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  NASA postponed the return of Atlantis for at least a day and examined the shuttle for damage that could prevent it from making the journey home after a mysterious object apparently fell off the ship in orbit Tuesday.
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By JUAN LOZANO HOUSTON - Astronauts will try to fix a thermal blanket that peeled back during Atlantis' launch, extending the space shuttle's mission from 11 to 13 days, NASA managers said Monday.