Fuel-Gauge Troubles Delay Nasa Launch

The ColumbianJuly 14, 2005

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA scrapped Wednesday's launch of the first shuttle flight in 2 1/2 years because of a fuel gauge that mistakenly read full instead of empty, a frustrating setback to the agency's bid to get back into space after the Columbia tragedy.

"All I can say is shucks," deputy shuttle program manager Wayne Hale said at a news conference of grim-faced NASA managers.

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Fuel-Gauge Troubles Delay Nasa Launch

The launch was delayed until at least Saturday, and the postponement could last much longer, depending o...

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