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and a piece of foam was found on the pad during a post-scrub inspection. DAMNED good thing the weather scrubbed yesterdays launch!! 
This REALLY SUCKS!!
First NASA ignores their safety team, who recommended not launching this month, then they demoted a senior member of the Astronaut engineering team because he persisted in his complaints.
Seems the upper management still hasn't fully absorbed that the Shuttle's party is over and it's time to throttle up the Constellation program
Dr. Mordrid
The crack, found on - or near - the 17 inch feedline bracket was spotted during an inspection carried out after the detanking of ET-119, following Sunday's scrub. A piece of foam was also found on the MLP (Mobile Launch Platform).
The MMT are set to hold their daily press conference later today. There are rumours that the repair cannot be carried out at the pad and will lead to a rollback - ending the opportunity to launch in the July window. Updates will follow.
Meanwhile, the failure of a heater on RCS (Reaction Control System) L5L, and an intermittent fault on a five percent LH2 ECO (Engine Cut Off) sensor, won't affect the July 4 launch attempt - should NASA decided to fly "as is" with the foam issue.
The ECO sensor in question is not critical to flight - and does not fall under the waiver that was issued in case of a repeat of STS-114's sensor issues.
'We watched it go from DRY back to WET - it toggled a few times before going dry - around the same time as the LOX 5% sensor,' noted a source.
The MMT are set to hold their daily press conference later today. There are rumours that the repair cannot be carried out at the pad and will lead to a rollback - ending the opportunity to launch in the July window. Updates will follow.
Meanwhile, the failure of a heater on RCS (Reaction Control System) L5L, and an intermittent fault on a five percent LH2 ECO (Engine Cut Off) sensor, won't affect the July 4 launch attempt - should NASA decided to fly "as is" with the foam issue.
The ECO sensor in question is not critical to flight - and does not fall under the waiver that was issued in case of a repeat of STS-114's sensor issues.
'We watched it go from DRY back to WET - it toggled a few times before going dry - around the same time as the LOX 5% sensor,' noted a source.
First NASA ignores their safety team, who recommended not launching this month, then they demoted a senior member of the Astronaut engineering team because he persisted in his complaints.
Seems the upper management still hasn't fully absorbed that the Shuttle's party is over and it's time to throttle up the Constellation program
Dr. Mordrid
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