<p>The launch had been scheduled for 7:17 am (1647 IST) from Cape Canaveral in Florida.<br />But "the launch is scrubbed, it's official," spokesman Kyle Herring told reporters, saying it would not be rescheduled for at least 24 hours.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the National Aeronautics and Space Agency said in a statement posted on its website that the leak was detected near the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate, which is attached to the external tank at its intertank area.<br /><br />The leak was similar to one that occurred during the first launch attempt of the space shuttle Discovery in March.<br /><br />After the leak is assessed, shuttle managers planned to meet today to discuss what steps to take next, including targeting a new launch date for Endeavour's mission to the International Space Station, NASA said.<br /><br />In the future, the ISS is set to be a temporary home to 13 astronauts -- the first time so many people have stayed on the orbiting station at once.<br /><br />The six US astronauts and a Canadian female astronaut that Endeavour is expected to eventually bring to the ISS will join another US astronaut and one more from Canada, as well as two Russians, a Belgian and Japan's Koichi Wakata who are currently living on the ISS.</p>
<p>The launch had been scheduled for 7:17 am (1647 IST) from Cape Canaveral in Florida.<br />But "the launch is scrubbed, it's official," spokesman Kyle Herring told reporters, saying it would not be rescheduled for at least 24 hours.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the National Aeronautics and Space Agency said in a statement posted on its website that the leak was detected near the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate, which is attached to the external tank at its intertank area.<br /><br />The leak was similar to one that occurred during the first launch attempt of the space shuttle Discovery in March.<br /><br />After the leak is assessed, shuttle managers planned to meet today to discuss what steps to take next, including targeting a new launch date for Endeavour's mission to the International Space Station, NASA said.<br /><br />In the future, the ISS is set to be a temporary home to 13 astronauts -- the first time so many people have stayed on the orbiting station at once.<br /><br />The six US astronauts and a Canadian female astronaut that Endeavour is expected to eventually bring to the ISS will join another US astronaut and one more from Canada, as well as two Russians, a Belgian and Japan's Koichi Wakata who are currently living on the ISS.</p>