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Discovery Launch Postponed

Fuel valve concerns cause further delays to mission

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 11, 2009 2:53 PM CDT

(Newser) – The Space Shuttle Discovery’s mission to deliver the final piece of a solar power array to the International Space Station was delayed again today, only hours before scheduled launch, CNN reports. The mission had already been postponed a month so technicians could determine whether three valves that control fuel supply were in danger of breaking; continued concerns over the valves caused today’s delay.

Space Shuttle Discovery sits on pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Station, Fla. ready for launch today.
Space Shuttle Discovery sits on pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Station, Fla. ready for launch today.   (AP Photo)
Steven Roy, NASA's  public affairs officer, addresses media questions after NASA scrubbed the scheduled launch of Space Shuttle Discovery today.
Steven Roy, NASA's public affairs officer, addresses media questions after NASA scrubbed the scheduled launch of Space Shuttle Discovery today.   (AP Photo)
Space shuttle Discovery stands ready early this morning at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Space shuttle Discovery stands ready early this morning at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.   (AP Photo)
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COMMENTS
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riffran
Mar 13, 2009 6:08 AM CDT
hmmmm ....maybe ...good food for conspiracy theorist.....may be right may be not
Assassin
Mar 11, 2009 6:00 AM CDT
Anything to do with the North Korean "Sattelite" launch?

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