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Two cracks found on Discovery's fuel tankWashington (AFP) Nov 11, 2010 Engineers have found two cracks on the external tank of the space shuttle Discovery after delaying its launch until the end of this month following a hydrogen leak, NASA said Thursday. The cracks were found late Wednesday on an aluminium strip which separates the liquid oxygen tank and the liquid hydrogen tank when technicians removed foam insulation from the external tank, the US space agency said. The strip, known as a stringer, provides structural integrity for the external tank where liquid ... read more |
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