NASA will delay the launch of its next space shuttle mission until July in order to replace potentially faulty fuel sensors inside the orbiter’s massive external tank, the agency’s shuttle program ...

IF THIS OCCURS, THE FUEL GAUGE IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD DISPLAY A LARGER AMOUNT OF FUEL THAN WAS ACTUALLY IN THE TANK. AS A RESULT, IF THE TANK BECAME EMPTY, THE VEHICLE COULD STALL INCREASING ...

SUBJECT: Final Memorandum on the Review of the Space Shuttle Liquid Hydrogen Fuel Tank Sensors (Report No. IG-09-009; Assignment No. S-08-011-00) Since March 2006, Marshall Space Flight Center’s (MSFC ...

Worries must be resolved before decision is made on July launch window A propellant loading test with Space Shuttle Discovery on 20 May failed to satisfy concerns over two external tank components ...

CAPE CANAVERAL - KennedySpace Center technicians will take on a lengthy and unusual job today, one aimedat getting inside a shuttle external tank to swap out suspect fuel sensors. "It's not a ...

Thisstory was updated at 9:50 a.m. EST. CAPECANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA delayed the launch of the shuttle Atlantis to no earlierthan January early Sunday after faulty fuel tank sensors foiled the ...

A fuel sensor that has given NASA headaches in the past acted up Friday morning forcing a delay of space shuttle Atlantis' liftoff. NASA managers continued to discuss problems with one of four engine ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – For the fourth time in two weeks, NASA nixed the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis, this time for a faulty fuel tank sensor – the same glitch that has thwarted two other ...

BMW is recalling 6,080 5-Series and 5-Series GT models for a malfunctioning fuel tank sensor. The vehicles manufactured between January 12 and July 1, 2010 are prone to the problem, which can wedge ...

NASA will continue troubleshooting a fuel-tank sensor glitch on the shuttle Discovery, then restart the countdown toward a launch on Tuesday, mission managers said Wednesday. Engineers have not yet ...