STS-133 - Unlikely to Launch in 2010

It now appears likely that space shuttle Discovery, on its final mission, STS-133 might not launch this year. A series of slips in the first week of November (Discovery was set to launch on Nov. 1 – but that date was pushed back several time to Nov. 5) was capped-off with NASA learning that not only did the orbiter’s Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate (GUCP) have a leak – but there was a crack in the foam that covers the external tank (ET). It turned out that the crack in the foam – went far deeper – and represents a far greater challenge to get the shuttle off the ground during this calendar year. More

(Source: Examiner.com - Nov 13)