Fri, 05 Nov 2010 07:07:51 -0500
During the fueling process, a hydrogen leak was detected at the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate, an attachment point between the external tank and a 17-inch pipe that carries gaseous hydrogen safely away from Discovery to the flare stack, where it is burned off.
Managers continue to assess the leak. Similar issues affected the launches of shuttle missions STS-119 and STS-127.
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