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The launch of the shuttle Endeavor was delayed for 48 hours due to a malfunction

Shuttle launch manager Mike Leinbach today ordered the postponement of the launch attempt of the shuttle Endeavor for its last mission - STS-134. Due to problems with the heating system of the auxiliary power generation unit #1

A lightning storm near the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center on which the Space Shuttle Endeavor stands, 28/4/2011. Photo: NASA
A lightning storm near the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center on which the Space Shuttle Endeavor stands, 28/4/2011. Photo: NASA

Shuttle launch manager Mike Leinbach today ordered the postponement of the launch attempt of the shuttle Endeavor for its last mission - STS-134. Due to problems with the heating system of the auxiliary unit for power generation No. 1. The postponement is for at least 48 hours and in the meantime engineers will try to assess the severity of the problem.

Regardless of this fault, on the night between Thursday and Friday, a strong lightning storm occurred in the Kennedy Space Center area. NASA photographer Bill Inlez captured one of these lightning strikes right near the shuttle (see photo from CBS). This storm delayed for several hours the turning of the shuttle into launch mode, but in any case, as mentioned, this operation became irrelevant due to the postponement.

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