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NASA Discovers 2 New Cracks On Shuttle Exterior Fuel Tank
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November 11, 2010 12:43 p.m. EST
Topics: science and technology, space program, United States
 
Linda Young - AHN News Writer
Cape Canaveral, FL, United States (AHN) - NASA will repair new cracks found on space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank before attempting a launch.
 
 NASA workers found two 9-inch-long cracks on the tank's exterior stringers on Wednesday after finding a 20-inch long crack on the tank's foam insulation earlier as they drained it after scrubbing the launch.
 
 Nov. 30 is the earliest date the shuttle might launch now, NASA officials say.
 
 In a statement on its website, NASA officials said, "The cracks were found on the stringer, which is the composite aluminum strip that forms the section between the liquid oxygen tank and the liquid hydrogen tank. The cracks were found at the top of one of the stringers beneath the area of foam that cracked during tanking and are about nine inches long. The cracks in the stringer moved the metal outward sufficiently to dislocate the foam. Engineers are reviewing images of the cracks to determine the best possible repair method, which would be done at Launch Pad 39A."
 
 NASA said it has made similar repairs in the past.
 
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