Sorting It Out

Image above: NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and Space Shuttle Program managers spoke with reporters in a press briefing from Kennedy Space Center. Image credit: NASA/KSC

NASA managers continue to analyze the issue with the Engine Cut-Off sensor on Space Shuttle Discovery’s External Tank. The sensor protects an orbiter’s main engines by triggering them to shut down in the event fuel runs unexpectedly low. For the moment, no new launch date for Discovery has been set. During the briefing, Space Shuttle Program Deputy Manager Wayne Hale said the most optimistic possibility for the next launch attempt could be as early as this Saturday, July 16. Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.