NASA Updates Space Shuttle Target Launch Dates
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- Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 14:07:34 -0700 (PDT)
May 22, 2008
Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
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Kyle Herring
Johnson Space Center, Houston
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RELEASE: 08-133
NASA UPDATES SPACE SHUTTLE TARGET LAUNCH DATES
HOUSTON -- NASA Thursday adjusted the target launch dates for two
space shuttle missions in 2008. Shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to
the Hubble Space Telescope is now targeted for Oct. 8, and
Endeavour's STS-126 supply mission to the International Space Station
has moved from Oct. 16 to Nov. 10.
The final servicing mission to Hubble was moved from Aug. 28 due to a
delay in deliveries of components, including the external fuel tanks,
and the need to prepare Endeavour for a possible rescue mission
approximately two weeks after STS-125 launches.
Flights beyond STS-126 will be assessed and coordinated with NASA's
international partners at a later date. Both shuttle and station
program officials will continue to consider options for the remainder
of the shuttle flights, with those target launch dates being subject
to change.
The Shuttle Program also has decided that Atlantis will be assigned
two additional flights after the Hubble mission in order to more
efficiently fly the remaining shuttle flights using the three
orbiters in sequence.
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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