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read moreFuel sensor fault forces another delay to Atlantis launch
Ian Maxwell
Saturday, 09 September 2006 11:10
The hydrogen fuel sensor is a critical component of the shuttle's launch system as it regulates when the engine should shut down based on how much fuel is left in the tank.
Fuel sensor problems also delayed space shuttle Discovery launches in 2005 and earlier this year.
The Atlantis launch, which involves a crew of six astronauts, aims to recommence contruction of the international space station, which has remained only partially built since the space shuttle Columbia disaster in January 2003 when seven international astronauts perished.
A new launch date for Atlantis has been set for Saturday
Meanwhile, the Russians have their own rendezvous with the space station planned for September 18, which will carry two new space station crew and the first female space tourist, Iranian-born American technology entrepreneur Anousheh Ansari aboard the Soyuz space capsule.
Ms Ansari, chairman and co-founder of consumer technology company Prodea Systems, is believed to be paying at least US$20 million for the privilege, based on the previous three tourist trips into space.
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