Nasa names shuttle launch date
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After weeks of delay, space shuttle Atlantis is given a launch date for its next mission.
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WASHINGTON -- An astronaut and a four- century-old artifact highlight Virginia's connection to space shuttle Atlantis' upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Atlantis is scheduled for launch June 8 at 7:38 p.m. EDT from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
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NASA could use some good news The scheduled launch of the space shuttle Atlantis (at 23:38pm, GMT) is looking more likely to go ahead as the weather in Florida has slightly improved.â¦
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA is watching the weather for Tuesday's planned launch of the space shuttle Discovery.
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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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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - 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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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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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA postponed the   launch of the space shuttle Atlantis on Friday after a fuel   sensor failed, only the latest delay of its mission to restart   construction of the International Space Station.
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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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NASA prepared Saturday for another attempt to launch the Space Shuttle Discovery from Florida, while predicting yet another delay.
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NASA will try to launch  the space shuttle Atlantis as early as January 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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After a week of weather delays, NASA officials on Thursday set a Wednesday launch time for space shuttle Atlantis on its mission to resume construction of the international space station.
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NASA has again adjusted its schedule for bringing the space shuttle back into use. CBS reports that the space agency announced it is aiming for a mid-May launch.
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By AP  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.   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.
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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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NASA said it is confident it will be able to launch the space shuttle Atlantis Friday for the first mission of the year, after a launch date three months ago was scrapped due to hail damage.
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NASA says it plans a Friday morning launch for Space Shuttle Atlantis at Cape Canaveral, Fla.  The shuttle had been expected to lift-off Wednesday, but a problem in one of the spacecraft's electricity-producing fuel cells resulted in a postponement.