Improved shuttle fuel tank ships to Kennedy this week
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NASA will cross off one more goal from its shuttle return-to-flight checklist this week when it ships an improved space shuttle external fuel tank to the Kennedy Space Center, officials said Tuesday.
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NASA found tiny cracks in the insulation on fuel tanks due to be installed on two space shuttles scheduled for missions this year, the US space agency said on Sunday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The crew of the space   shuttle Atlantis climbed into their ship for launch from   Florida on Friday, but a problem with a sensor in the shuttle's   external fuel tank may prompt another delay, officials said.
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NASA said Friday that all systems on the space shuttle Atlantis were functioning and the craft was ready for liftoff near Cape Canaveral, Fla.  The process of filling the external orange fuel tank of the shuttle, which is scheduled to launch at 11:41 a.m.
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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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HOUSTON - NASA officials say they have completed the re-design of a tank used on the space shuttle that should prevent the falling debris problem that led to the destruction of the shuttle Columbia and its seven-member crew.
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NASA will take a big step toward returning astronauts to space when engineers this week ship an improved rocket-fuel tank that has been refitted to prevent the falling debris that led to the destruction of Columbia and the death of seven astronauts.
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NASA will replace  cracked adhesive beneath the insulation foam on the tanks of  the space shuttles, hoping to eliminate a problem that damaged  Endeavour&#39;s heat shield during its launch earlier this month,  the U.S. space agency said on Friday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The weather forecast for Friday&#39;s evening liftoff of the shuttle Atlantis has improved and NASA officials are optimistic launch will take place as planned.
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NASA has refitted a space shuttle fuel tank to decrease the likelihood of the debris problem that doomed the shuttle Columbia and its seven astronauts from happening again, agency officials said on Tuesday.
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Technicians began  filling shuttle Discovery's fuel tank for a launch attempt at  11:38 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, officials said.
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A preliminary inspection of space shuttle Atlantis's hail-damaged fuel tank shows it can be repaired in Florida, keeping it on track for a launch as soon as late April, a NASA spokeswoman said Friday.
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NASA will take a major step this week toward returning astronauts to space when engineers ship a fuel tank that has been refitted to decrease the likelihood
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SPACE.com / CAPE  CANAVERAL, Fla. - The clock is once more ticking down to a Sept. 8 launch for NASA's space shuttle Atlantis after engineers all but cleared a fuel cell issue aboard the spacecraft, mission managers said late Thursday.
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WASHINGTON - NASA takes a major step toward returning astronauts to space when engineers this week ship an improved rocket fuel tank refitted to avoid the falling debris that caused the destruction of Columbia and the deaths of seven astronauts.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Hail damaged the fuel tank of the space shuttle Atlantis and NASA managers were to meet at the Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday to determine if the damage will delay next month's launch.
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Further tests on pesky fuel tank sensors NASA will next week fill the fuel tanks of space shuttle Atlantis for a third time, in an attempt to resolve sensor glitches which have led to two aborted launches.â¦