NASA Plans Discovery Launch May 15

Haxx writes "More than two years after losing the space shuttle Columbia and its seven crew, NASA said Friday it has set May 15 as its target date for once again launching shuttles into space." Reader gollum123 writes points out Reuters's version of the story, which says that "May 15 was chosen as the launch date for Discovery and its seven-member crew because of lighting conditions and thermal issues related to the shuttle's launch and docking at the International Space Station."

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[pnewhook]

I resent my earlier post being labeled as flamebait by the moderators.

Bush's space policy effectively cancels the shuttle program in 2010, so the shuttle has no future.

Bush also created the largest federal deficit and debt in American history, right after Clintons' record budget surpluses.

Both of these statements are fact and easily verifiable, so how can it be considered flamebait?