Launching of Shuttle Endeavour Delayed for Repairs - NYTimes.com

Equipment Problems Scrub Shuttle Launching

By HENRY FOUNTAIN

Published: April 29, 2011

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA on Friday was forced to postpone the launching of the shuttle Endeavour, four hours before it was to lift off on a two-week mission to the International Space Station.

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Officials announced that the launching, which had been set for 3:47 p.m., would be delayed for at least three days while technicians try to fix heaters that are part of  equipment that powers the movement of the shuttle’s engines and its flaps during its ride into space.

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