NASA Scrambles to Fix Shuttle Leak

August 1, 2007 By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer

(AP) -- With a launch countdown looming, NASA scrambled to fix a cabin leak aboard space shuttle Endeavour on Wednesday.

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