NASA to attempt shuttle launch on Friday
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA managers decided   on Thursday to attempt to launch the space shuttle Atlantis on   Friday despite a problem with a power generator on the   spacecraft, a NASA official said.
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For the first time in almost a year, NASA was set to launch a space shuttle Saturday on a mission that will test whether the space agency has reduced the risks of flying in the 25-year-old vehicles.
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NASA plans to launch  its next shuttle mission to the International Space Station on  August 7, two days earlier than the previous target date, to  avoid a scheduling crunch at Florida&#39;s spaceport, the space  agency said on Thursday.
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Jun. 7--CAPE CANAVERAL -- NASA has declared the shuttle Atlantis ready to launch Friday on the year's first shuttle mission.  "After many months of hard work, Atlantis is ready to fly," NASA test director Steve Payne said Thursday morning.
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NASA officials said they were confident they will be able to launch the space shuttle Atlantis on Friday for the first mission of the year, after a launch date in March was scrapped due to hail damage.
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Preparations are on track for Friday&#39;s evening launch of the  space shuttle Atlantis from Florida,  despite a small chance of a scrub due to weather.
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Dec. 8--CAPE CANAVERAL -- After a countdown foiled by a low layer of clouds, NASA will try again Saturday night to launch Discovery and its seven astronauts on the last shuttle mission of the year.   Liftoff is scheduled for 8:47 p.m. EST Saturday.
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Preparations are on schedule for NASA's first nighttime space shuttle launch in four years, managers said Wednesday.
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NASA decided to go ahead with the planned launch of the shuttle Atlantis on Friday despite technical problems with a fuel cell.
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NASA prepared to launch  the space shuttle Atlantis on Thursday on a mission to deliver  Europe's first permanent space laboratory to the International  Space Station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA was set on Tuesday   to make a third attempt to launch space shuttle Discovery on a   mission vital to the program's future after easing concerns   over a small crack in the ship's fuel tank.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - 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 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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Despite threatening weather, NASA has decided to go for a second attempt to launch the shuttle Discovery tonight.
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NASA will decide whether to try a Saturday night launch of space shuttle Discovery at a crucial morning meeting before fueling the spacecraft.
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NASA will try again on  Friday to bring the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis and seven  astronauts home after bad weather prevented its planned landing  in Florida on Thursday.
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Final preparations were under way Friday for the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis for the first mission of the year, with weather conditions looking good for a blastoff to the International Space Station.