NASA Updates Shuttle Target Launch Dates

Feb. 14, 2008

Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
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Kyle Herring
Johnson Space Center, Houston
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RELEASE: 08-056

NASA UPDATES SHUTTLE TARGET LAUNCH DATES

HOUSTON - NASA officials on Thursday revised the target launch dates
for space shuttle flights during the second half of 2008. The space
shuttle and International Space Station programs agreed to the
changes during a meeting at NASA's Johnson Space Center to evaluate
options following the STS-122 mission delay.

The next two shuttle flights, STS-123 on Endeavour targeted for March
11 and STS-124 on Discovery targeted for April 24, are being assessed
and coordinated with NASA's international partners. Any decision on
those launch dates will take place after the current STS-122 mission
lands.

Late 2008 shuttle mission target launch dates are: Aug. 28 - Atlantis
(STS-125) to service the Hubble Space Telescope Oct. 16 - Endeavour
(STS-126) to deliver equipment to the International Space Station
Dec. 4 - Discovery (STS-119) to deliver the final set of solar arrays
to the station

Flights beyond 2008 have not been assessed. Both shuttle and station
program officials are considering options for scheduling the
remainder of the shuttle flights.

The shuttle launch manifest is available 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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