Uncertainty over shuttle launch
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Nasa says it is unsure when the Atlantis orbiter will lift off as it grapples with a sensor problem on the shuttle.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA hopes to take a   second shot at launching the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis next   week after a lightning strike and threatening weather derailed   plans for an August mission to resume construction of the   International Space Station.
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By Mike Schneider THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Low clouds forced NASA to delay the launch of space shuttle Discovery late Thursday, and a forecast for strong winds prompted the space agency to postpone another attempt by at least two days.
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Despite weather concerns and a small chunk of ice that threatened to delay the beginning of the shuttle Discoveryâs mission, everything seemed to fall into place.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Caught in a scheduling squeeze, NASA decided to try to launch space shuttle Atlantis on Friday without replacing a troublesome electrical component.Friday had been the last launch day available before the U.S.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA postponed the   launch of the space shuttle Atlantis from Florida on Friday due   to a problem with a sensor in the spacecraft's external fuel   tank, a NASA official said.
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By Staff Reports  Video:  Hail Storm Damage Delays Shuttle Launch     CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA on Tuesday postponed next month's launch of space shuttle Atlantis after a hailstorm left hundreds of small dings on the spacecraft's external fuel tank.
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By Mike Schneider Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A hail storm left hundreds of divots on space shuttle Atlantis' external fuel tank, and NASA managers weren't sure Tuesday if the damage was severe enough to postpone next month's launch.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - A cold front expected to pass over central Florida on Thursday may force NASA to postpone the launch of space shuttle Discovery on a mission to rewire the International Space Station, officials said on Wednesday.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER   Associated Press writer  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Clouds of concern gathered for Thursday night's liftoff of the space shuttle Discovery as NASA downgraded launch chances to 40 percent due to weather.
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By AP  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.    An electrical problem forced NASA to postpone Wednesday's liftoff of the space shuttle Atlantis yet again, and engineers faced with a tight launch schedule struggled to understand the problem.
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By Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- An electrical problem forced NASA to postpone Wednesday's liftoff of the space shuttle Atlantis yet again, and engineers faced with a tight launch schedule struggled to understand the problem.
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After more than a week of storm delays, NASA may be getting its best shot weather-wise for launching space shuttle Atlantis, officials said Monday. There was only a 20 percent chance that weather would prohibit the shuttle from blasting off at 12:28 p.m. Wednesday as planned, said Kathy Winters, shuttle weather officer.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After more than a week of storm delays, NASA may be getting its best shot weather-wise for launching space shuttle Atlantis, officials said Monday.
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As NASA prepares to return the space shuttle to orbit, there is debate over whether the fleet is as safe as it should be.
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HOUSTON - NASA decided Friday to delay the spring 2005 launch date for the first shuttle flight since the Columbia tragedy, citing hurricane damage and more work needed to meet a panel's safety recommendations.    NASA's spaceflight leadership council said a shuttle launch in March or April is "no longer achievable." The group asked shuttle program officials to analyze whether a May or July date is more feasible for a shuttle launch, and to report back to the council later this month, NASA spokesman Allard Beutel said...
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After more than a week of storm delays, NASA may be getting its best shot weather-wise for launching space shuttle Atlantis, officials said Monday.