NASA Updates Shuttle Target Launch Dates
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- Date: 16 Apr 2007 15:37:58 -0700
April 15, 2007
Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-3749
Kyle Herring
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
RELEASE: 07-89
NASA UPDATES SHUTTLE TARGET LAUNCH DATES
HOUSTON - During a meeting Monday at NASA's Johnson Space Center,
agency officials revised the target launch dates for space shuttle
flights during the next 12 months. The space shuttle and
International Space Station programs agreed to the changes during a
meeting to evaluate options following the STS-117 mission's delay,
which was caused by hail damage to the external fuel tank.
Flights beyond April 2008 have not been assessed. Both shuttle and
station program officials will continue to consider options for the
remainder of the shuttle flights and those target launch dates are
subject to change.
Upcoming shuttle missions:
-STS-117 targeted for no earlier than June 8, 2007, on Atlantis
-STS-118 targeted for no earlier than Aug. 9, 2007, on Endeavour
-STS-120 targeted for no earlier than Oct. 20, 2007, on Discovery
instead of Atlantis
-STS-122 targeted for no earlier than Dec. 6, 2007, on Atlantis
instead of Discovery
-STS-123 targeted for no earlier than Feb. 14, 2008, on Endeavour
-STS-124 targeted for no earlier than April 24, 2008, on Discovery
instead of Atlantis
The shuttles for STS-120, 122 and 124 were exchanged to best meet the
demands of the missions and to have the least amount of impact on the
flight schedule.
The shuttle launch manifest is available online at:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/iss_manifest.html
For details on upcoming shuttle missions and their crews, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle
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