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  STONERS7 months, 3 weeks ago

  "NASA had hoped to launch Atlantis in January, but needed more time to complete the connector work. Shuttle managers also had to work around a Russian cargo ship's planned delivery. The unmanned cargo ship had been scheduled for a Feb. 7 launch, but the Russians were expected to move it up a few days to accommodate Atlantis."

  "NASA has been plagued by fuel gauge trouble for nearly three years ever since shuttle flights resumed following the 2003 Columbia tragedy and is hoping the connector repairs will solve the problem once and for all. The fuel gauges are part of a critical safety system to prevent the main engines from running on an empty tank, a potentially catastrophic situation."

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