European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 a the stars and stripes sunday december 9,1990mission could be i Houston apr columbian a pfc Blem plagued astronomy Mission encountered More trouble saturday when lines to remove waste water from the shuttle became clogged and Nasa considered shortening the flight by a Day or two. There was no danger to the Crew but Nasa quickly put into place plans for handling the shuttles constantly growing Supply of waste water Randy Stone chief of nasal a flight director office. Said it was doubtful that the shuttle would have to re turn to Earth on sunday and that monday was a More Likely Date. The 10-Day Mission was not supposed to end until tuesday night. We can make it until then Stone said. Quot certainly give up on that because we want to maximize the science we re getting out of the the astronauts already have had to scrap More than a third of 250 planned observations of galaxies supernovas arts other objects because of prior problems with nasal a $150 million Astro Observatory. The newly developed water line problem was not affecting saturday mornings scientific work. After the lines to remove waste water from a tank aboard the shuttle were found to be blocked Crew members tried purging the lines with air. The astronauts said they succeeded in removing some debris but there was still partial blockage. Mission control instructed astronaut Mike lounge to Hook up a Large rubber bag to remove some waste water from the tank. Before lounge began the task saturday morning the tank was about two thirds full and Woula have been at capacity within 20 hours if current water usage rates had continued. The Transfer to the bag should provide another 40 hours of flight the astronauts were also cutting waste water buildup by using urine collection bags instead of the toilet Nasa said. But two Days Are needed As contingency time for Landing the shuttle in Case a problem such As bad weather at Landing Sites forces a delay officials were hesitant to dump any water from the tank through the blocked lines because the water might freeze before it reached Heaters and result in More clogging Hartsfield said. The latest problem sprang up just after scientists said Friday that the Mission appeared to be Back in track and they were excited about results so far even with the delays caused by the problems earlier in the Mission. A we just keep coming Back a said Chris Anderson a member of the scientific team on the ground monitoring one of the telescopes. Quot we be worked together in bringing this thing Back from what looks Tike absolute disaster to go unless the newly developed problem changes their plans later saturday the seven astronauts planned to try to spot the Galileo spacecraft As it passes by Earth using the planets Gravity like a Slingshot to boost it along on its six year journey to Jupiter. Galileo was to Fly about 2,484 Miles above the shuttle saturday. 1,1 j f a a. La Date that lives in infamy of photos forty nine years ago Friday the japanese states into War. In one remembrance on of the nearly 1,200 men entombed in the Over the Arizona memorial the focal attacked the american Fleet Anchor in Friday a Navy Buglar left plays a a taps Hull of the sunken battleship Arizona. A Point of events. Tribute at the hawaiian Pearl Harbor and catapulted the United in front of a memorial etched with names color guard right raises the . Flag Harbor included a flyover of fighter jets. Peaceful solution hostages no closer Bush says Caracas Venezuela apr Fresi Dent Bush declared saturday that he does no to Quot feel we Are closer to a peaceful solution Quot to the persian Gulf crisis de spite the pending release of foreign hostages from Iraq and Kuwait. He added that the about face by iraqis president Saddam Hussein on the hostage matter Quot makes it no More difficult at All Quot for the nations aligned against Iraq to go to War against him should they decide to do so. J Bush also said in a news conference before concluding his five nation South America tour that his decision to remove the remaining handful of american diplomats from the beleaguered . Embassy in Kuwait is Quot no payback Quot in Exchange for Saddam a pledge to release hostages he said he is still determined to get iraqis occupying troops out of Kuwait. Quot this facilitates the Tough decisions that May lie ahead Quot Bush said of his decision to withdraw the diplomats once All the hostages have left Kuwait. \ asked what he meant by the Tough decisions Bush said Quot when you done to have american diplomats there and if Force is required that a just one less worry in be got. I have said from the Veir beginning that this cruel policy of taking hostages and holding them was fruitless. But in a very glad that these people Are coming out. It a a a. Bush made the comments in a joint news conference with venezuelans president Carlos Andres , before speaking to a luncheon of business leaders. Quot i want peaceful solution Quot Bush said when asked about the promised freeing of ail hostages from Iraq and Kuwait. Quot i done to fee we Are closer to a peaceful solution. And the reason i done to is because Saddam Hussein continues insisting that Kuwait is a province of Iraq and that he will not get out of Kuwait and that is the fundamental Point around which the Quot whole world against Bush praising Venezuela for its increase in Oil production in the face of the cutoff from Iraq and Kuwait said there is no worldwide shortage of Oil despite the increasing prices. He blamed the Price surge on Quot paper barrels of Oil being manipulated by International financial markets. From Page 1 tages should be released and the iraqi Par lament approved the plan Friday. Iraqi officials said the 17 american has takes Jeff Baghdad on a . Plane chartered by Connail. They were accompanied by eight relatives three . Embassy personnel from Kuwait and three ame amp cans who had been hiding out at an unidentified Safe Haven m Baghdad. The japanese arrived in Amman aboard a chartered iraqi airways jetliner accompanied by More than 60 relatives who had gone to Baghdad to seek their release. Nur Eldon Ai Safi the head of iraqi airways said american officials had chartered a Boeing 707 that was to Fly to. Kuwait on punday to pick up the americans. He said it a nixed ,as0 chartered a Boeing i a if 5y Hose americans and others in Baghdad to Frankfurt later sunday. About 8,000 westerners had been held a Kuwait a. Saddam Scall to release All hostage came one week after the Security Counci approved the Resolution authorizing an at tack on Iraq after Jan. 15 if Saddam fails to free the captives and withdraw his troops from Kuwait. About 480,000 iraqi troops Are said to be in Southern Iraq and Kuwait facing a mul to National Force of about 350,000, including 250,000 . Troops. Bush plans to expand the . Deployment to More than by mid january. 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