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Shuttle Launch Scrubbed Due to Fuel Leak

NASA's shuttle Discovery and its seven-astronaut crew will likely have to wait at least one more day to rocket into orbit after a last minute glitch prevented a Wednesday launch attempt.A leak in the shuttle's external fuel tank kept Discovery from launching spaceward from the seaside Pad 39A here at NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 9:20 p.m. EDT (0120 March 12 GMT) as planned.At 2:15 p.m. EDT (1815 GMT), about two hours after ground crews began filling the shuttle's massive orange external fuel tank, they discovered a leak in the gaseous hydrogen storage area in a part called the ground umbilical carrier plate.The problem forced them to halt fueling immediately.Weather forecasts had predicted a 90 percent chance of favorable flight conditions for Wednesday night's launch attempt."We're assessing the situation now," NASA spokesperson Candrea Thomas said.• Click here for photos.• Click here to visit FOXNews.com's Space Center.If the fuel leak issue is resolved, the shuttle and its STS-119...

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