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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... Read full story »

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