Countdown Clock Ticking Again for Shuttle Launch; Officials Are Optimistic but Not Certain That Fuel Gauge Will Function

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The countdown clocks began ticking again Saturday for NASA's return to space, as shuttle managers voiced optimism - but not certainty - that they had fixed the fuel gauge problem that thwarted the first launch attempt.

"No doubt there is some degree of finger crossing," NASA test director Pete Nickolenko said before the start of the second countdown in two weeks.

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Countdown Clock Ticking Again for Shuttle Launch; Officials Are Optimistic but Not Certain That Fuel Gauge Will Function

"But the other side of the coin is that we have really performed a very thorough troubleshooting analysis to a great degree, an excruciating degree of detai...

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