Wednesday, April 11, 2007

NASA delays shuttle launch

NASA delays shuttle launch to fix hail-damaged tank (Reuters)

Space Shuttle Atlantis streaks into the sky on mission STS-106 after a perfect on-time launch from Kennedy Space Center in this file photo from  Sept. 8, 2000.  NASA will try to launch Atlantis on the first space shuttle mission of the year in early June, almost three months later than originally planned, so that technicians can finish repairing its hail-damaged fuel tank, officials said Tuesday, April 10, 2007. The new launch date now was set for no earlier than June 8. (AP Photo/NASA,HO-File)Reuters - NASA will delay the launch of space shuttle Atlantis at least to June 8 so that its hail-damaged fuel tank can be repaired, managers said on Tuesday.


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