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Endeavour's Launch Once More Delayed

Posted by timothy on from the shh-they're-building-suspense dept.

schleprock63 writes "NASA has delayed the launch of Endeavour due to inclement weather, mostly lightning. According to NASA, 'Cumulus clouds and lightning violated rules for launching Endeavour because of weather near the Shuttle Landing Facility. The runway would be needed in the unlikely event that Endeavour would have to make an emergency landing back at Kennedy. Endeavour's next launch attempt is 6:51 p.m. EDT Monday. NASA TV coverage will begin at 1:30 p.m.'"

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  1. Re:Whatever happened to replacements for the shutt by camperdave · · Score: 4, Interesting

    When last I heard, the proposals being considered represented a potential 30% cost reduction, and they were looking for better.

    The DIRECT team has presented their Jupiter design before the Augustine panel and the Aerospace Corporation who are going to do an "apples to apples" comparison of the various launch vehicles. Hopefully these panels will choose the Jupiter launch vehicle as the most practical way forward.

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