Damaged booster rocket cable delays Discovery launch until Dec. 6

Space Shuttle managers have decided to delay launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery until Dec. 6, a slip of roughly a day, after finding damage to a cable that sends destruct commands to the Shuttle's two solid rocket boosters. Managers determined Monday the cable would have to be replaced and...

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