Shuttle Formally Cleared for Launch Next Week — Almost
As indicated yesterday, the NASA Flight Readiness Review has cleared the shuttle Discovery for launch next week in terms of satisfying concerns about foam loss, but one issue remains open before final clearance is given. According to NASA, the STS-128 launch will take place at 1:36 am EDT on August 25 once the final issue — analysis of an orbiter power controller that failed and had to be replaced — is closed. That decision will be taken at the August 23 mission management team meeting.
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