Despite Concerns, NASA Will Launch Shuttle as Scheduled
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NASA had briefly considered delaying next Tuesdayâs mission after an independent group of engineers raised concerns about microscopic cracks in three heat shield panels that protect the shuttleâs wings.
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Caught in a scheduling squeeze, NASA decided to try to launch space shuttle Atlantis on Friday without replacing a troublesome electrical component.
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NASA managers had their  fingers crossed on Monday in hopes that this week's planned  launch of the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis will go ahead after a  week's delay due to a lightning strike and a storm.
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NASA said Friday it is aiming for a mid-May launch of the first shuttle flight since the Columbia tragedy almost two years ago.
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NASA prepared to launch  the space shuttle Atlantis on Thursday on a long-delayed  mission to deliver a $1.9 billion European laboratory to the  International Space Station, but weather threatened another  postponement.
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NASA set a tentative date yesterday of Jan. 24 to launch the space shuttle Atlantis, which will carry a long-delayed European space laboratory to the international space station, while saying that additional troubleshooting may be necessary to fix a nagging problem with the external tank's backup...
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CAPE CANAVERAL-- NASA aims to launch its first post-Columbia shuttle mission during a shortened nine-day window March, and failure to do so likely would delay a planned return to flight until at least May.
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NASA on Thursday will  attempt to launch its third space shuttle mission in six  months, a healthy pace the agency needs to maintain to finish  work on the International Space Station before the shuttles  stop flying in four years.
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Officials overseeing the Atlantis shuttle mission have given the go-ahead for its planned landing on Thursday in Florida, despite earlier concerns over debris floating near the orbiter, a NASA spokesman said.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Preparations for a Friday evening liftoff of the shuttle Atlantis are still on track despite weather forecasts of possible hail in the days leading up to launch.
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The countdown for the December 7 launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery's mission to the International Space Station has begun as scheduled.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA is finally ready to fly its first mission of the year, with space shuttle Atlantis and seven astronauts scheduled for liftoff at 7:38 p.m. EDT on Friday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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NASA (news - web sites) is aiming for a mid-May launch of the first shuttle flight since the Columbia tragedy almost two years ago.
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NASA was optimistic that the Space Shuttle Atlantis would still land as expected on Thursday, after preliminary inspections did not turn up damage from floating debris found near the shuttle.
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There are no major hurdles to NASA launching a space shuttle in May or June, a task force overseeing return-to-flight efforts said Friday, while also expressing concern about crew members' ability to make repairs in orbit.
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NASA is set to launch  another component of the International Space Station into orbit  on Friday, three months behind schedule but in compliance with  more rigorous safety standards imposed after the space shuttle  Columbia disaster in 2003.
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NASA plans to launch the first shuttle mission of 2007 from the Kennedy Space Center at 7:38 p.m. Friday.