translate English to French: ended in disaster tao . Fc~ur minutes befc~n th~ launch nf hlissiun 61-C un 6 lanuary 19ti6,"18,1)00 pounds uf liyuid or~~gen were inadvertently drained frum the tihuttle External Tank due to operator error . Fortunately, the liyuid ox~~gen tlcn~~ +irupped the main engine inlet tempcrature helow the ;rcie I~table limit causint; u launch hold, but onlv ,
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