Teams at the Kennedy Space Center are waiting this morning for the last remnants of liquid hydrogen propellant to evaporate from the shuttle external tank so they can get an up close look at the problem that caused Wednesday's launch scrub.
The area remains dangerous as long as there is fuel in the tank and officials expect to be able to start detailed inspection and troubleshooting work by this afternoon.
What they find will be key to whether or not NASA can try to launch Discovery and seven astronauts on Sunday or on Monday. As of right now, the plan is for NASA managers to meet late today to go over initial findings at the pad.
We'll update as we learn new information. A decision on launching Sunday probably won't be made until Friday.
Space news and analysis from Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral 
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