Discovery’s final launch postponed until February

Discovery’s final launch postponed until February
Launch of the shuttle Discovery on a space station resupply mission will be delayed until at least Feb. 3, NASA managers announced Friday, to give engineers more time to carry out tests to help figure out what caused cracks in the ship’s external tank and what, if any, modifications might be needed before the ship can be cleared for flight.
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Jill Brooke: When Kids Of Divorce Travel Alone, What Do You Do? 10 Tips
It’s one thing when you’re flying solo–actually it can be fun–but not when it’s your kid. Your heart suffers more turbulence than a plane caught…
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News in brief
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week’s paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn’t make it in the paper.
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