Shuttle launch delayed by faulty sensor
Today's planned launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis has been scrubbed due to a problem with an external tank sensor. They'll try again tomorrow at 4:09 PM after troubleshooting the sensor.
Today's planned launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis
has been scrubbed due to a problem with an external tank sensor. They'll try again tomorrow at 4:09 PM after troubleshooting the sensor.
Makes me think about how Becky and I have been driving around her Camry -- which has put on about another 11,000 miles since hitting 100,000 four months ago -- with the "Check Engine" light on, apparently because of a faulty sensor, for something like 20 or 25 thousand miles. (We took it into the dealership in South Bend when the light first appeared, and they did all sorts of checks and repairs, but no matter what they did, the light refused to go off and stay off. Eventually we concluded it must be a sensor problem. The car drives fine; no sign of trouble whatsoever, other than the damn light.) I guess this is sort of like that. I suppose the stakes are a bit higher when you're "driving" in outer space, though. :)
There is something to be said for a time before cars had internal computers in them, a time when a mechanic would actually diagnose a problem instead of relying on the computer to do it. The dealership in South Bend was ready to replace the transmission because of the stupid light...but the car drove fine then and it drives fine now.
Posted by: Becky | Dec 6, 2007 7:14:02 PM
My car did that for a while. If you disconnect the battery for like 15 mins it doesn't come back when you reconnect it. (although you do lose your radio stations- but you could've figured that out.) Check engine lights only have to do with gas/emissions generally - you might not have had the gas cap on tight enough or something.
Posted by: Barbara | Dec 7, 2007 8:39:01 PM