NASA says July 26 next possible date for Discovery launch

NASA says July 26 next possible date for Discovery launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Wayne Hale, space shuttle deputy director, speaks about the launch of the space shuttle Discovery at a news conference at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on July 18.

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