From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!alice!sjb
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Title: NASA Confident Shuttle Will Launch Thursday
Article-I.D.: alice.1083
Posted: Tue Nov  9 07:24:26 1982
Received: Wed Nov 10 03:00:28 1982

Despite yesterday's problem, NASA is confident that the Columbia
will launch on time on Thursday.  The trouble, a small leak in
a helium tank in one of the steering jet regulators, was termed
small enough to allow the system to be used during ascent.  The
faulty unit was turned off and a backup unit activated.  Engineers
were evaluating the situation last night, and NASA will make a
decision today whether to go ahead with the launch or replace the
unit, which would cause a delay of several weeks, as the shuttle
would have to be moved back to its hangar.