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December 13, 2013

Space station cooling breakdown may delay Orbital launch
Washington (AFP) Dec 12, 2013
NASA rushed Thursday to fix a breakdown in the cooling system at the International Space Station that may delay the launch next week of Orbital Sciences' first cargo mission. Engineers are still trying to figure out what caused the fault Wednesday in a flow valve that controls the temperature of the equipment aboard the station, said mission team manager Kenny Todd. The astronauts on board are "in good shape," and comfortable after the cooling system problem, which NASA has said posed no danger. ... read more

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