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Discovery Set to Launch July 13

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the checked-the-bags-preflight dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The US space shuttle is set to launch July 13 for the first time in nearly two and a half years, after being grounded following the 2003 Columbia disaster, NASA said today. NASA experts held a final 'flight readiness review' meeting on Wednesday and Thursday to make a final decision."

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  1. 1-800-KSC-INFO by G27+Radio · · Score: 3, Informative

    When I moved to Florida one of my friends gave me the number. It's great for knowing when to watch for a launch here--not just shuttles, but any launch from Kennedy Space Center.

    If you call you'll hear in the first 10 seconds of the recorded message that the launch is currently targeted for July 13th. The message said the same as last time I checked a week or two ago.

    Definately a handy number to have :)

    1-800-KSC-INFO for anyone that didn't see the subject.