Shuttle Team Assesses Valve Problem

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Shuttle managers will reconvene on Aug. 27 to review data on the balky fuel valve that scuttled the second attempt to launch Discovery on mission STS-128, and decide whether to proceed with refueling for another try early in the morning of Friday, Aug. 28. After the...

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