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NASA scrambles to repair Endeavor fuel leak before launch window closes
Tight schedule conflicts with timing for moon mission


Wednesday, June 17, 2009

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NASA is repairing a leaky hydrogen gas line on Endeavour's fuel tank in hopes of launching the shuttle on its space-station construction mission Wednesday, four days after the first try was called off. But another NASA mission, involving a pair of science spacecraft bound for the moon, is scheduled to blast off Wednesday.

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