Shuttle Discovery repaired for final voyage

NASA's space shuttle Discovery is all patched up for its planned final launch into space next week, NASA officials said Monday. Engineers have completed work to plug a potentially dangerous hydrogen gas leak and reinforce cracked metal ribs on Discovery's huge external tank. The shuttle is sitting atop a seaside launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., awaiting a launch that has already been delayed more than a month. Discovery's upcoming launch is currently slated for no earlier than Dec. 3 at 2:52 a.m. EST (0753 GMT). More

(Source: msnbc.com - Nov 24)