Space shuttle Discovery has a fuel tank sensor that isn't working properly and a dent in a robotic arm, potentially delaying its planned launch in May.
An official plans to hear a formal presentation from tank project managers before deciding whether the problems will push back the launch of the second shuttle mission since the doomed Columbia flight in 2003, said NASA spokesman Kyle Herring on Tuesday.
Last week, NASA officials said that sticking to a May launch schedule provided little time to fix any major technical problems.
"The program hasn't heard the full story," Herring said. "It's very premature to indicate that we're going to do anything with this right now."
The fuel tank problem was discovered during testing before it was shipped to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida last week.
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An official plans to hear a formal presentation from tank project managers before deciding whether the problems will push back the launch of the second shuttle mission since the doomed Columbia flight in 2003, said NASA spokesman Kyle Herring on Tuesday.
Last week, NASA officials said that sticking to a May launch schedule provided little time to fix any major technical problems.
"The program hasn't heard the full story," Herring said. "It's very premature to indicate that we're going to do anything with this right now."
The fuel tank problem was discovered during testing before it was shipped to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida last week.
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