NASA postpones Discovery launch to February 3

Washington (AFP) Dec 3, 2010 The shuttle Discovery’s final mission to the International Space Station will be delayed until February 3 at the earliest as engineers try to solve the mystery of the cracked fuel tank, NASA said Friday. The aging shuttle’s latest attempt to launch was scratched on November 5 when technicians found a hydrogen leak and later a series of long cracks on the shuttle’s external fuel tank. But

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