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Shuttle move put on hold

NASA has postponed the move of space shuttle Discovery back to its assembly building so workers can inspect it for cracks on the landing gear.
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Workers inspecting the space shuttle Atlantis, seen here, found tiny cracks last week in its landing gear.NASA via AP

NASA has postponed the move of space shuttle Discovery back to its assembly building so workers can inspect it for cracks on the landing gear.

Last week, a small crack was found on the right main landing gear of the shuttle Atlantis and NASA wants to make sure Discovery doesn't have the same problem.

Officials also wanted to make sure the landing gear of the fleet's two other shuttles are free of cracks before July, when Discovery is scheduled to become the first shuttle to launch since the fatal Columbia disaster in 2003.

Discovery was to be rolled back into the hangar to replace its external fuel tank with a safer, updated model. The rollback was scheduled for Tuesday but tentatively has been rescheduled for Thursday.

NASA spokeswoman Jessica Rye said the landing gear inspection shouldn't have any effect on Discovery's scheduled launch date.