NASA Discovery launch delayed by cracked fuel tank

by lmurch | July 3, 2006 at 08:42 am
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The space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank has developed a crack in its foam insulation. NASA managers are meeting to determine whether to try to repair the crack or fly as-is. The next launch attempt had been planned for Tuesday, 4 July.
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