Nasa delays space shuttle launch

Posted on: Mar. 15th, 2006 || Source: news.bbc.co.uk | E-mail Article | Print Article

US space agency (Nasa) has postponed its next space shuttle mission until July at the earliest because of a faulty fuel tank sensor.

Nasa said replacing the sensor would take three weeks, meaning it could not meet its scheduled May launch window.

The US space fleet has been grounded since July last year, when insulation foam broke off the fuel tank of the shuttle Discovery as it took off.

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