Shuttle delay discussed while possible Mars landing sites are imaged

Read about the thermal protection system tile issues that might delay the launch of Space Shutttle Discovery here and here

That delay could see the launch of the European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory for the International Space Station pushed back from 6 December to next year. Here ESA has released new images of the lab module

And here NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has released images of what might be landing sites for future manned Mars missions