Space Shuttle Discovery Launch Delayed Again
By Mayuri, Gaea News NetworkMonday, November 8, 2010
WASHINGTON (GaeaTimes.com) — The launch of Space Shuttle Discovery is delayed again and is scheduled on 30th November as stated by NASA officials. The launch was delayed, that was scheduled on Friday due to a hydrogen gas leak at the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate.
According to NASA officials, the next date to launch the much awaited Space Shuttle Discovery is on 30th November at 4:05 a.m. EST. This delay will help the engineers to inspect the problem and fix it accordingly.
Six astronauts are assigned for the mission. It is a 11day mission for Discovery. The astronauts will deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM) to the station.
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