When is the next NASA shuttle launch scheduled?”
Review Will Set Official Atlantis Launch Date Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:55:38 PM EDT NASA managers will hold a news conference at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, April 30, to discuss the status of the STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope, and to announce an official launch date. The briefing will begin no earlier than 6 p.m. EDT, after the conclusion of the Flight Readiness Review. Launch currently is targeted for May 11. While the astronauts continue their mission training at Johnson Space Center in Houston, technicians at Kennedy’s Launch Pad 39A continue to prepare Atlantis and its payload for launch. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html NASA initially planned to launch Discovery on Feb. 12, but has delayed the mission four times because of fuel control valve safety concerns. The most recent delay, announced last Friday, left Discovery without a firm la
the next NASA shuttle launch scheduled is on 5 May, 2009 2009 Launches Date: May 5 Mission: STSS ATRR – Missile Defense Agency Launch Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Delta II Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base – Launch Pad SLC-2 Launch Window: 1:24 – 1:52 p.m. PDT Description: STSS ATRR serves as a pathfinder for future launch and mission technology for the Missile Defense Agency. To be launched by NASA for the MDA.
