51.   During the past week, shuttle managers also made progress in their investigation into engine pump seals.

52.   If the countdown had proceeded, computers would have sensed the sluggish valve and would have halted everything in the final nine seconds, shuttle manager James Halsell said.

53.   Kennedy Space Center is in the hurricane watch area, and even though it appeared Fran would head farther north, shuttle managers decided not to take any chances.

54.   NASA spokesman Bruce Buckingham said shuttle managers would decide early Tuesday whether to roll Endeavour back to the hangar for protection against high wind.

55.   NASA spokesman Bruce Buckingham said shuttle managers would address the problem at a Thursday morning meeting, held prior to the fueling of Endeavour.

56.   NASA spokesman Bruce Buckingham said shuttle managers would decide early Tuesday whether to roll Endeavour back to the hangar later in the morning for protection against high wind.

57.   Shuttle managers hope to have an answer by early next week.

58.   Shuttle managers prefer at least one week between shuttle landings and launches.

59.   Shuttle program manager Ron Dittemore said a wheel bearing failure during landing could be disastrous.

60.   Shuttle manager Loren Shriver said the leaking jet was the main problem.