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      Shuttle Discovery launched

      Posted by Billbar from Reuters

      The space shuttle Discovery roared off its Florida launch pad and soared into orbit on Tuesday on a 12-day mission critical to NASA's plan to finish the half-built, $100-billion space station before the shuttle fleet is retired in 2010.

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      Shuttle foam crack puts launch in doubt

      Posted by Billbar from Yahoo News!

      Inspectors found a 5-inch-long crack in the foam insulation covering the shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank, and NASA managers were deciding Monday whether to call off the scheduled Fourth of July launch. "We don't know if it's a problem or not," NASA spokesman George Diller said Monday.

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