Spaceflight Now: STS-92 Mission Report

Stray pin lodged in fuel tank umbilicals
Posted: October 10, 2000
Pin An eight-ounce launch pad pin somehow made its way to the base of the shuttle's external fuel tank. NASA had to delay Discovery's launch so workers could retrieve the debris. Photo: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now
 

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