alb@alice.UUCP (Adam L. Buchsbaum) (07/30/85)
NASA said today that early analysis of data from the shuttle Challenger points to a problem with EN1's heat sensors, not the engine itself. As a result, the agency said that the 24 August launch of the Discovery would go ahead as planned, with better heat sensors aboard. The Discovery today was moved into the VAB and will be moved to the launch pad Monday. Meanwhile, the crew of the Challenger wrestled with a telescope pointing device, testing of which is the most important goal of the mission. The platform will be used on a flight next spring to study Halleys' comet. One of the telescopes on the platform also lost power, and technicians are working on solutions to both problems.