Fuel gauges are fairly simple mechanisms. They point to “E” when the tank is nearly empty and “F” when it’s full. At least, until it doesn’t. Then you’re left in the dark, guessing how many miles you ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA scrapped Wednesday’s launch of the first shuttle flight in 21/2 years because of a fuel gauge that mistakenly read full instead of empty, a frustrating setback to the ...