Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Gas leak delays space shuttle launch for 2nd time

NASA canceled the launch of space shuttle Endeavour on Wednesday for the second time after a potentially dangerous hydrogen gas leak surfaced while the ship was being fueled.An identical problem stymied a launch attempt on Saturday. Technicians had replaced seals in a hydrogen vent line in hopes of stemming the leak. The next opportunity to launch Endeavour will be on July 11, a NASA

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