Fuel Leak Complicates Shuttle Launch Preparations
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Workers at Kennedy Space Center plan to drain the fuel from shuttle Discovery’s Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) tanks and lines to fix a suspected leak in the crossfeed flange area. Technicians attempted to stem the slight vapor leak of monomethyl hydrazine by replacing...
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