THE GROUND UMBILICAL CARRIER PLATE WHERE HYDROGEN LEAK PROBLEM HAS BEEN DISCOVERED DURING TANKING
SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY'S LAUNCH HAS BEEN DELAYED(SCRUBBED ) AS MISSION MANAGERS DISCOVERED A HYDROGEN LEAK PROBLEM at the a the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate, or GUCP (pronounced GUP).
SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY'S LAUNCH HAS BEEN DELAYED(SCRUBBED ) AS MISSION MANAGERS DISCOVERED A HYDROGEN LEAK PROBLEM at the a the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate, or GUCP (pronounced GUP).
SIMILAR PROBLEM HAD SCRUBBED LAUNCH OF STS 119 AND 127
During the process of filling the external tank, the hydrogen leak was detected at the GUCP, 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.
NEXT LAUNCH OPPORTUNITY IS ON 30TH NOV 2010
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