NASA slips Discovery launch to fix woodpecker holes; no docking date set

NASA managers will set a date next week to launch the Space Shuttle Atlantis to Russia's Mir space station, after deciding Friday to skip a launch attempt this week and roll the Shuttle Discovery back to the Vehicle Assembly Building to repair more than 100 holes drilled in its external tank...

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