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NASA has postponed next week’s mid-December for the launch of space shuttle Discovery, which will carry cargo and supplies to the International Space Station, officials said yesterday. The extra time will allow engineers to understand why two metal fuel tank split when the shuttle was being fueled with liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen in early [...]

Nasa cancelled the launch of space shuttle Endeavour yesterday. Several hours before launch some hydrogen leak was discovered. So the launch now stands delayed. The space shuttle was to carry seven crew members and equipments for Japan’s Kibo laboratory to International Space Station (ISS). A crew member already stationed at ISS was to be brought [...]