NASA to Try Friday Shuttle Launch
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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 is the last launch day available before the U.S.
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Forecasters are predicting an 80 percent chance of good weather at space shuttle launch time tonight, and the fueling of the huge external tank began on time shortly before 10 a.m. EDT. The blastoff of Atlantis is scheduled for 7:38 p.m. EDT Friday on a mission to continue construction of the international space station.
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By Irene KlotzCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- NASA managers had their fingers crossed on Monday in hopes that this week's planned launch of the U.S.
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Nasa looks towards the first launch of the space shuttle since the Columbia disaster in 2003.
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NASA tries to launch Atlantis on Friday    WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- NASA on Thursday decided to go ahead with a launch attempt of the space shuttle Atlantis on Friday, the U.S. space agency said on its official website.
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Hoping for good weather  and better luck, NASA started fueling the space shuttle  Atlantis on Saturday for a last-ditch attempt to launch a  mission to resume construction of the International Space  Station.
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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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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Â The seven astronauts set to launch aboard NASA's shuttle Discovery next week arrived at the agency's spaceport Friday eager to fly and confident their spacecraft is safe to rocket into orbit.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA will try to launch the space shuttle Atlantis as early as Jan. 24 on a delayed mission to deliver Europe's first permanent space laboratory to the International Space Station, mission managers said on Thursday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA further delayed   the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis until at least Friday,   a NASA official said on Wednesday.
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Clearing skies and diminishing winds raised hopes Saturday that NASA would succeed in its second attempt to get space shuttle Discovery off the ground for the first nighttime launch in four years.
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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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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA decided on   Thursday to try to launch space shuttle Atlantis next Wednesday   to resume construction of the International Space Station,   after a delay caused by a lighting strike and threat of bad   weather.
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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 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's spaceport, the space agency said on Thursday.
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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 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.