NASA Builds Safer Shuttle Fuel Tanks
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NASA officials have said they have completed improvements that will prevent the falling debris problem that destroyed space shuttle Columbia.
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SPACE.com / CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Atlantis' foam-covered fuel tank did shed some debris midway through today's successful launch, but the events are not believed to be a threat to the spacecraft, NASA officials said Saturday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA scrubbed Friday's launch of the space shuttle Atlantis again, this time because of a problem that has bedeviled the space agency before: a faulty fuel tank sensor.
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CLEVELAND, OH -- As NASA readies the space shuttle fleet to fly again, the agencyâs risk management teams are also paying attention to risk issues that affect the International Space Station.
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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&#39;s space shuttle Discovery moved a step closer toward launch Monday as engineers worked to join the orbiter with the twin rocket boosters and fuel tank that will aid its flight into space next month.
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As expected, small pieces of foam debris and ice fell off the shuttleÂs external fuel tank during its launch, but they did not appear to strike the spacecraft.
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NASA said Tuesday it is focusing on the wiring linking crucial fuel gauges into the liquid hydrogen tank as the likely cause of failures that forced the US space agency to scrub the space shuttle's launch earlier this month.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A fuel sensor that has given NASA headaches in the past began acting up early Friday morning as space shuttle Atlantis' crew prepared for liftoff.The agency was working to fix the problem and continuing with launch preparations, NASA spokesman Bruce Buckingham said.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  - A redesigned space shuttle  fuel tank arrived at NASA's main assembly hangar on Thursday in  what managers said was a first tangible sign that the two-year  effort to return the fleet to flight following the Columbia  disaster is nearing its end.
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Following more than 18-months of redesign work, the next external tank that will fuel a NASA space shuttle as it is launched into orbit is about ready for delivery, NASA officials said today.
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NASA engineers are examining seals known as O-rings that go between space shuttle booster rockets because recent batches have shown a higher-than-usual amount of unmixed rubber.
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A bad gauge connector in Atlantis' fuel tank is to blame for the recent failure that kept the shuttle earthbound. It's not known how long it might take to get a replacement, and you know how parts departments are.
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NASA will take a key step to returning astronauts to space when engineers ship a fuel tank that has been refitted. All this too decrease the likelihood of falling debris that caused the destruction of the space shuttle Columbia, officials said Tuesday.
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NASA&#39;s redesigned space-shuttle fuel tanks no longer should shed dangerous pieces of foam when launches resume next spring, officials said yesterday.
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NASA's redesigned fuel tank, a massive vessel that supplies propellant for the launch of the space shuttle, began its five-day trip across the Gulf of Mexico to the launch site on Florida's east coast.
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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¦