NASA scraps launch of Atlantis due to new fuel sensor glitch

The space shuttle Atlantis sits on pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida Sept. 8, 2006. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery >>>

   WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- A new fuel sensor glitch forced NASA to postpone Friday's launch of space shuttle Atlantis for another 24 hours, according to NASA's official website.

NASA tries to launch Atlantis on Friday

   WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- NASA on Thursday decided to go ahead with a launch attempt of the space shuttle Atlantis on Friday, the U.S. space agency said on its official website.

Technical glitch forces delay of Atlantis launch

   WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- A technical glitch has forced a delay of the launch of space shuttle Atlantis originally scheduled for Wednesday, and a launch attempt would be made on Thursday instead, NASA announced. >>>

NASA rules out Thursday launch of Atlantis

   NEW YORK, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) - NASA managers ruled out a launch attempt on Thursday, but said Friday still was a possibility, according to NASA's official website.

NASA delays Atlantis launch again

The space shuttle Atlantis sits on pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida Sept. 4, 2006. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)Photo Gallery >>>

   BEIJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhuanet)-- NASA managers postponed the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis Wednesday for at least a day due to a problem with one of the ship's three onboard fuel cells, officials with the U.S. space agency said.

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