NASA fixing fuel leak on space shuttle Discovery

[![The connecting point in a fuel line, which had been leaking, for space shuttle Discovery’s right-side orbiter maneuvering system engine. Two seals will be replaced in the flange ahead of the shuttle’s last planned launch on Nov. 1, 2010 on NASA’s STS-133 mission.][1]][2]NASA engineers are replacing fuel line seals on the space shuttle Discovery to staunch a small leak in time for the spacecraft’s final blastoff on Nov. 1.

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