[Thebaddog]

Interesting.

[ARCADIA]

We are fying a decrepid antique; I hope those astronauts have purchased extra life insurance.

[FinallyBackInNH]

NASA is now looking at a slight electrical grounding problem within the fuel sensor system that could allow it to be affected by electromagnetic interference

I don't know... this just reeks of one of those "little engineering annoyances we decided we could launch with" that we seem to hear about after accident investigation panels (a la O-rings and shedding insulation). Just somehow something disconcerting about those kinds of statements.

[Rockitz]

With such low production rates on the components and no repair shops along their path, even the simple things are still rocket science. I'm in the business and am continuously amazed when it all works.

[dr_who_2]

Pops self on head. Of course! EMI in the high VHF bands was transmitted from the speaker wire running directly into the skin of the main tank and focused by the concave surface at the bottom of the tank. The power density was thus amplified 10^2+/-0.5 in the same region as the transducer, possibly generating a lethal static discharge that could cause a chain reaction that would destroy the entire shuttle on the launch pad, killing the crew and countless seagulls and pigeons.

You'd think they'd just go back to the Gemini program.

[Hurricane Andrew]

So, if their fuel gauge read empty halfway home, what were they going to do? Stop by the nearest "Shuttle Gas & Go" and fill up?

[Normal4me]

Ping

[Chode]

so let me get this straight, a sensor worth only a few hundred$ is a "Crit-One" system with NO DOUBLE OR TRIPLE REDUNDANT BACK UP SYSTEM and is holding up billion's of dollars worth of launch???

is it just me or is this MORE than a little piss poor planing on nasa's part...

[Nachoman]

The problem was isolated to the top three layers of NASA management.

[jetson]

I just watched the video " Space Station" narrated by Tom Cruise...AWSOME! It is a documentary on the building of the international space atation. Having done all that...What is the problem with our latest shuttle flights? Is this a reflection of our new work force? Not as educated and not as thorough?

[jetson]

I just watched the video " Space Station" narrated by Tom Cruise...AWSOME! It is a documentary on the building of the international space atation. Having done all that...What is the problem with our latest shuttle flights? Is this a reflection of our new work force? Not as educated and not as thorough?