Sensor glitch delays space shuttle launch

NASA postponed the launch scheduled for Thursday of the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis after discovering a problem with a sensor in the spacecraft's fuel tank, officials said. The U.S. space agency planned to try again on Friday to launch Europe's long-delayed Columbus science laboratory to the International Space Station. Liftoff was scheduled for 4:09 p.m. EST. More

(Source: Reuters - Nov 30)