Sunday, March 15, 2009

Tank Fueling Begins; T-:09 hours & Counting

The Launch Control Center's Firing Room was given a go earlier to begin the loading of super cold liquid oxygen & liquid hydrogen into Discovery's huge external tank. Fueling began minutes ago.

In an hour, we should know if the troublesome gaseous hydrogen vent line - which caused Wednesday's launch scrub - was repaired.

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