# Shuttle Fuel Gauges vs. Launch

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shuttle-fuel-gauges-vs-launch/314337>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [July 27, 2005, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shuttle-fuel-gauges-vs-launch/314337 "2005-07-27T01:46:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shuttle-fuel-gauges-vs-launch/314337/1 "2005-07-27T01:46:54Z")

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How far would NASA go to get off today’s launch? Can we really trust that the fuel gauge problem was really fixed? It almost sounds like NASA would accept a stuck fuel gauge (or, signal error) just to get off a launch. What if two fuel cells had failed this time? Is that accpetable?

Also, if something caused Discovery to be scrubbed, could NASA have the Atlantis Shuttle on stand-by? Or, is there a presumption that the same failure (whatever it may be) might plague both shuttles?

Just wondering… What say you?

- Jinx