NASA postpones shuttle launch to Oct 14: related news

NASA Updates Time for Space Shuttle Atlantis' Roll from Launch Pad

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA managers have adjusted the time for space shuttle Atlantis' rollback from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Oct. 20, to 7 a.m. EDT. Atlantis is expected to be in the Vehicle Assembly Building by about 2 p.m. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO ) NASA Television will provide live coverage of Atlantis' move off the pad beginning Monday at 6:30 a.m. Video highlights of the rollback will air on NASA TV Video File. Media are invited to a photo opportunity of the shuttle's move from the pad at 7 a.m. Monday, and must arrive at Kennedy's News Center by 6 a.m. for transportation to the viewing area.

Shuttle Launch Schedule 2008, Viewing At NASA

There is no need to look for the schedule of the Shuttle launch 2008. It's this evening and so close. If you are interested in seeing it, the Shuttle launch viewing can be done by visiting www.nasa.gov. The viewing of Shuttle launch is is live on NASA's website.

Space Shuttle Endeavour Moves to Launch Pad 39B

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the first time since July 2001, two shuttles are on the launch pads at the same time at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Space shuttle Endeavour completed a 4.2-mile journey to Launch Pad 39B on Friday, Sept. 19, at 6:59 a.m. EDT. Endeavour left Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building at 11:15 p.m. Thursday, traveling at less than 1 mph atop a massive crawler-transporter. Endeavour will stand by at pad B in the unlikely event that a rescue mission is necessary during space shuttle Atlantis' upcoming mission to repair NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, targeted to launch Oct. 10. After Endeavour is cleared from its duty as a rescue spacecraft, it will be moved to Launch Pad 39A for the STS-126 mission to the International Space Station.

NASA postpones shuttle launch to Oct. 14

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - NASA on Wednesday delayed the launch of its last mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope by four days to make up training time lost due to Hurricane Ike.

NASA gives "go" for space shuttle launch on Nov. 14

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Senior NASA officials completed a review Thursday of space shuttle Endeavour's readiness for flight and selected Nov. 14 as the official launch date for the STS-126 mission.

NASA gives "go" for space shuttle launch on Nov. 14

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Senior NASA officials completed a review Thursday of space shuttle Endeavour's readiness for flight and selected Nov. 14 as the official launch date for the STS-126 mission.

NASA gives "go" for space shuttle launch on Nov. 14

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Senior NASA officials completed a review Thursday of space shuttle Endeavour's readiness for flight and selected Nov. 14 as the official launch date for the STS-126 mission.

NASA Gives 'Go' for Space Shuttle Launch on Nov. 14

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA managers completed a review Thursday of space shuttle Endeavour's readiness for flight and selected the official launch date for the STS-126 mission. Commander Chris Ferguson and his six crewmates are scheduled to lift off to the International Space Station at 7:55 p.m. EST on Nov. 14. (Logo:

NASA Gives 'Go' for Space Shuttle Launch on Nov. 14

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA managers completed a review Thursday of space shuttle Endeavour's readiness for flight and selected the official launch date for the STS-126 mission. Commander Chris Ferguson and his six crewmates are scheduled to lift off to the International Space Station at 7:55 p.m. EST on Nov. 14.

Orbital Set to Launch Company-built IBEX Scientific Spacecraft for NASA Aboard Pegasus...

Orbital Set to Launch Company-built IBEX Scientific Spacecraft for NASA Aboard Pegasus Rocket Company to Carry Out First of Three "Dual" Missions Scheduled Over the Next Nine Months as both Satellite Manufacturer and Launch Services Provider in Support of NASA's Science Satellite Programs Equatorial Launch from Kwajalein Atoll to Reach the Highest Apogee Ever for a Pegasus Mission; IBEX Satellite's Highly Elliptical Orbit to Reach 80% of the Distance to the Moon DULLES, Va.--(Business Wire)-- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) today announced that it is in final preparations to launch the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) satellite that the company designed, manufactured and tested at its Dulles, VA production facilities. The targeted launch date is Sunday, October 19, which is subject to final pre-launch preparations and testin

Aerojet Propulsion Assists NASA's STS-126 Launch to International Space Station

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, used its propulsion to assist in the Space Shuttle Endeavour launch of its 15-day mission to deliver additional equipment and supplies to the International Space Station for resident crew expansion. Aerojet propulsion will also be used in on-orbit operations and during landing on this 27th shuttle mission to the Station. Atlantis roared into orbit tonight from Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39A. Aerojet's Orbital Maneuvering Engines, primary thrusters, gas generators and Vernier thrusters have flown on every space shuttle mission since the first Shuttle was launched in 1981. "We are proud of our 100 percent mission success record with the United States Space Shuttle," said Aerojet's Flight Production Director, David Carter.

NASA Updates Time for Space Shuttle Atlantis' Roll from Launch Pad

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA managers have adjusted the time for space shuttle Atlantis' rollback from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Oct. 20, to 7 a.m. EDT. Atlantis is expected to be in the Vehicle Assembly Building by about 2 p.m.

NASA Updates Time for Space Shuttle Atlantis' Roll From Launch Pad

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA managers have adjusted the time for space shuttle Atlantis' rollback from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Oct. 20, to 7 a.m. EDT. Atlantis is expected to be in the Vehicle Assembly Building by about 2 p.m.

NASA Updates Time for Space Shuttle Atlantis' Roll from Launch Pad

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA managers have adjusted the time for space shuttle Atlantis' rollback from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Oct. 20, to 7 a.m. EDT. Atlantis is expected to be in the Vehicle Assembly Building by about 2 p.m. (Logo:

Space Shuttle Endeavour Set For November 14 Launch

(RTTNews) - The space shuttle Endeavour has been cleared for a November 14 launch toward the International Space Station (ISS) after NASA managers finished their review of the space shuttle's readiness for flight, top NASA officials announced late Thursday.

Space Shuttle Endeavour Set For November 14 Launch

(RTTNews) - The space shuttle Endeavour has been cleared for a November 14 launch toward the International Space Station (ISS) after NASA managers finished their review of the space shuttle's readiness for flight, top NASA officials announced late Thursday.

Hubble suffers failure, NASA delays shuttle launch

In this image released by NASA, the space shuttle Atlantis stands on pad 39A (bottom) and space shuttle Endeavour stands on pad 39B September 20, 2008. NASA on Monday delayed the upcoming launch of the Atlantis space shuttle to allow time to repair a "significant anomaly" that occurred at the weekend on the Hubble space telescope.

NASA gives 'go' for Nov. 14 space shuttle launch

NASA managers completed a review Oct. 30 of space shuttle Endeavour's readiness for flight and selected the official launch date for the STS-126 mission.

Hubble Servicing Mission Delayed; Mission to ISS Set for Nov. 14

The space shuttle mission to repair and update the Hubble Space Telescope has been delayed. Mission managers were aiming for a February 2009 launch for STS-125 flight for the fifth and final shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. The replacement component for the data handling system that recently caused problems for the telescope not be ready by February, and now NASA is looking for a May 2009 launch. On a positive note, the "other" shuttle mission waiting in the wings, STS-126 to the International Space Station, is looking good and is go for launch. Current launch date is set for November 14 at 7:55 p.m. EST.

NASA gives "go" for space shuttle launch on Nov. 14

Senior NASA officials completed a review Thursday of space shuttle Endeavour's readiness for flight and selected Nov. 14 as the official launch date for the STS-126 mission.

NASA Gives "Go" for Space Shuttle Launch on Nov. 14

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA managers completed a review Thursday of space shuttle Endeavour's readiness for flight and selected the official launch date for the STS-126 mission. Commander Chris Ferguson and his six crewmates are scheduled to lift off to the International Space Station at 7:55 p.m. EST on Nov. 14.

NASA Updates Time for Space Shuttle Atlantis' Roll from Launch Pad

NASA managers have adjusted the time for space shuttle Atlantis' rollback from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Oct. 20, to 7 a.m. EDT. Atlantis is expected to be in the Vehicle Assembly Building by about 2 p.m.

NASA postpones shuttle launch to October 14

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA on Wednesday delayed the launch of its last mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope by four days to make up training time lost due to Hurricane Ike.

NASA to Webcast IBEX Spacecraft Launch on Pegasus Rocket Oct. 19

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The first NASA spacecraft to image and map the dynamic interactions taking place where the hot solar wind slams into the cold expanse of space will be launched on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 1:48 p.m. EDT, during a launch window that extends from 1:44 p.m. to 1:52 p.m. The two-year mission will begin from the U.S. Army's Reagan test site at Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the south Pacific Ocean. (Logo:

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