European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes wednesday january a 1986o Huttle liftoff again Del Ord grounding to Days Cal i canaveral the shut pc Columbia was Dij lie third Lime in 19 Days Bocai. Teclu Nickil problem. The dewy in Lif iof. Wiinie in spite i Toh a Lilli wire Effort to launch the suit Chesnin. Another launching try was scheduled for tuesday. Well Oak Forward to trying it again in i lie morning commander Robert Gibson old ground controller. H was a bitter disappointment for co Lumbia s seven member Crew including rep. Bill Nelson a Fla. The shuttle fliers experienced a similar frustration Dee 19, when the countdown stopped 15 seconds before Blastoff because of electrical Pru ices. The final Blok monday Cnoc Chils in charge of the satellite in cargo Bay said they had to be sky 8 47 . In order to have the under the proper conditions a a did not have enough time la Mccoy or deadline. Blastoff had Bacn he Dulce for 7 05 ., but a series a Frags delayed the countdown As eng jars scrambled to come up with u Way Picl Columbia airborne before its Laiwing window closed. The Rumia to postpone la liftoff came from Rolf american communications inc., Owji of the $50 million Ria sitcom satellite in Columbia s i Bay. We pc Gollon the decision that the Cus ice i of i nol to �0 today without a better launching director Thomas told the Crew. Were som happened to us. We tried As Tuff could of narc the count today other Crew the much fee commander Gib a cd Pilot Charles Bolden Al Hin Havey a Gcorge Nelson Ria Robert Center and Franklin Chabli the first hispanic american adj bubl a clump Colin in flaw Lessly Joku ghost the Mowdy until four min to before the planned my facing time stopped the cow urn by Buse a liquid oxygen propellant duh failed to close on computer command. The valve was reset manually but jul. Initial trouble had allowed Loo much frigid liquid oxygen into the ship s main engine propellant inlets dropping temperatures below allowable limits and the countdown was stopped again at 7 10 ., just 31 seconds before the Jan cd launching. Engineers did not give up and the count Down was recycled to the to minus 20-mm Etc Point in the Hope of gelling the shuttle airborne before the Day s launching Opportunity expired. You re going to try to Recycle and go today thai s terrific said Gibson when told Mission managers planned to proceed with the launching attempt. It then was postponed Al Ria s request. Columbia s flight scheduled to end with a Landing in Florida is the first of a record 15 missions planned for 1986, and he imn Ici of monday s delay has not been do scr new Hampshire social studies Leacher Sharon Christa Mcauliffe and six other Crew members were scheduled
