Space shuttle launch postponed to Oct. 9

Space shuttle launch postponed to Oct. 9

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri, who will serve as ground support for the Discovery mission, fields questions from the press at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida on Oct. 5 after the National Aeronautics and Space Administration postponed the shuttle's launch to Oct. 9 because of technical problems. The Discovery will carry a crew of seven, including Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata.

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