NASA Engineers Examine Space Shuttle Discovery Ahead of Repairs
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 16:00
in Astronomy & Space
NASA engineers are beginning their examination of the fuel leak that stalled last week's launch of the space shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station.
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