NASA: 'Too early' to say if Columbia suffered hydrogen leak

It's "too early" to determine the cause of the underspeed during the launch of Space Shuttle Columbia Friday, a NASA spokesman said. The problem left the orbiter seven miles below its expected orbit. A hydrogen leak is the main suspect, but the spokesman said NASA will not be able to determine if a...

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