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Published online 14 July 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050711-9
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NASA's Discovery shuttle grounded
Faulty fuel sensor puts launch on hold.
NASA has been forced to postpone the launch of the space shuttle Discovery after a routine test revealed a faulty fuel sensor.
The shuttle's seven crew-members, led by commander Eileen Collins, were already strapped into their seats, with just over 2 hours until blast off, when mission control scrubbed the launch.
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