Shuttle crew hopes for Wednesday launch
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Four days after evacuating the Kennedy Space Center with Tropical Storm Ernesto approaching, the space shuttle Atlantis' six crew members flew back to Florida on Saturday to prepare for a launch on Wednesday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 2 -- Four days after evacuating the Kennedy Space Center as Tropical Storm Ernesto approached, the six crew members of the space shuttle Atlantis flew back to Florida on Saturday to prepare for a launch Wednesday.
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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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As the countdown toward a launch of Atlantis on the first space shuttle flight of the year was set to begin, another clock ticked away Monday toward a possible strike by several hundred workers at Kennedy Space Center.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA hopes to launch   its December shuttle mission a week earlier than planned to   give its workers time off for the holidays, agency officials   said on Friday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. &#x2014; Dreary Florida coast weather might push back a planned Thursday launch of the space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-astronaut crew, NASA mission managers said today.
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The six crew members of the space shuttle Atlantis flew back to Florida on Saturday to prepare for a launching on Wednesday.
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NASA planned Tuesday to start a countdown toward the first space shuttle flight of the year as engineers had no major technical problems and the weather forecast looked favorable for a Friday launch.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA is finally ready to fly its first mission of the year, with the space shuttle Atlantis and seven astronauts scheduled for liftoff on Friday evening from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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The first of three spacewalks in nine days by International Space Station Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Sunita Williams is scheduled to begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. EST. The three spacewalks, from the Quest airlock in U.S.
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The crew of space shuttle Discovery are preparing to lift off on what Nasa calls a "milestone mission".
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Dec. 9--CAPE CANAVERAL -- Its first countdown foiled by low clouds Thursday night, NASA will try again tonight to launch Discovery and its seven astronauts on the last shuttle mission of the year.   Liftoff is scheduled for 8:47 p.m.
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HOUSTON -- With less than a month remaining before their planned launch into orbit, seven astronauts-including teacher-turned spaceflyer Barbara Morgan-are eager to reach space aboard NASA&#39;s shuttle Endeavour.
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The countdown clock on Sunday began ticking toward a Wednesday launch of the space shuttle after a week of weather delays kept Atlantis grounded. The launch time was set for 12:29 p.m. EDT Wednesday. If the shuttle does not lift off then, NASA has launch opportunities on the following two days.
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NASA managers are targeting a Feb. 7 launch date for the space shuttle Atlantis as engineers prepare to replace an electrical connector in the spacecraft's external fuel tank.
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By The Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Four days after evacuating the Kennedy Space Center with Tropical Storm Ernesto approaching, the space shuttle Atlantis' six crew members flew back to Florida on Saturday to prepare for a launch on Wednesday.
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NASA has said it is aiming for a mid-May launch of the first shuttle flight since the Columbia tragedy in February 2003. The launch date was the latest of several set by the space agency, and just as subject to change.