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 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA resolved lingering concerns about lines connecting the external fuel tank to Atlantis on Wednesday and moved ahead with preparations for the first space shuttle launch of the year.
Forecasters predicted a 70 percent chance the weather would be favorable for launching Atlantis at 7:38 p.m. EDT on Friday.
Engineers were concerned that measurements of two lines that connect Atlantis to its external fuel tank may not be the same as they had been at the manufacturer, which could cause a hydrogen fuel leak. The problem was found on the tank for space shuttle Endeavour, which is having those lines replaced for a launch in August.
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