Shuttle Prepares for Night Launch

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The rotating support structure was rolled away from the shuttle Discovery Friday in preparation for a night launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla., NASA said. The shuttle was targeted for liftoff at 11:59 EDT with no issues reported that could affect the launch, NASA officials said. A launch Tuesday was delayed by storms and a launch Wednesday was scrapped after a problem with a fuel valve. Discovery's external fuel tanks were to be loaded as astronauts prepared to ferry supplies to the Int...
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