NASA Slips Shuttle Launch to April 5

NASA Slips Shuttle Launch to April 5

As reported earlier, cold weather in Florida has delayed processing of the Discovery orbiter for the STS-131 mission. NASA announced today that the launch date will slip from March 18 to April 5. Only four more shuttle launches remain. All are supposed to be completed by September 30, the end of fiscal year 2010, but the NASA FY2011 budget request includes funding for three more months of shuttle operations if needed. The current schedule is:

  • STS-131, Discovery, April 5, MPLM and LMC
  • STS-132, Atlantis, May 14, 2010, ICC and MRM1
  • STS-134, Endeavour, July 29, 2010, AMS and ELC 3
  • STS-133, Discovery, Sept. 16, 2010, MPLM and ELC 4

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