Endeavour’s Launch Halted by Oxygen Leak
From Times Wire Reports
With two hours left in the countdown, NASA called off the launch of space shuttle Endeavour because of an oxygen leak.
The seven astronauts had begun boarding the shuttle when mission managers decided to delay the flight by at least one day. A small leak was found in the system that provides breathing oxygen for the crew during launch and landing, and engineers feared it could worsen.
Endeavour is to deliver a three-member crew to replace the space station occupants, who have been there since June.
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