Space shuttle is delayed to fix leaky valve
NASA has delayed next week’s launch of space shuttle Endeavour by one day because of unexpected work to fix a leak in the crew cabin, officials said Friday.
Liftoff is now set for Wednesday. Engineers installed a new valve Thursday to replace a leaky one in the crew cabin, and although the unit tested fine, there was not enough time to meet a Tuesday launch, NASA said. Among the seven-member crew to the international space station is Barbara Morgan, the schoolteacher-turned-astronaut who was Christa McAuliffe’s backup in 1986.
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