Shuttle launch postponed for another day

Shuttle launch postponed for another day

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, smiles as he heads toward the launching pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral on Oct. 10. However, the launch of the space shuttle Discovery on an 11-day mission to add critical components to an orbiting space station was postponed for another day due to mechanical problems.

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