A shuttle on the launch pad measures 184 feet (56 meters) tall from the tip of the external tank down to the aft skirts of its twin solid rocket boosters.

从外部燃料箱的顶端至船尾固体火箭助推器的裙摆，发射台上的航天飞机高184英尺(56米)。

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Shuttle program managers made the decision at 7:24 a.m. EST after a failure occurred in a fuel sensor system while Atlantis' external fuel tank was being filled.

美国东部时间商务7点24分，航天飞机项目管理人员作出了该决定，原因是因为在外部燃料箱加注燃料时，一个燃料传感器系统发生了故障。

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In 2005, during the first launch after the Space shuttle Columbia disaster, a shuttle was threatened by another flying menace: a vulture that smacked into the external tank during takeoff.

在2005年在哥伦比亚号遇难后的第一次发射中，太空梭受到了另一飞行威胁：在起飞过程中一只秃鹫撞入燃料箱。

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He said technicians are confident that they have fixed the hydrogen leak, which was found while NASA crews were filling the shuttle's external fuel tank.

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