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May 16 Now Earliest Date For Endeavour Launch

Posted by timothy on from the keep-your-lawnchair-handy dept.

Bad news for anyone camped out in Florida waiting to get a glimpse of the long-expected, oft-delayed launch of the shuttle Endeavour: NASA has pushed the date of the launch back, to no earlier than May 16.

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  1. Re:Why in the hell... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    Florida is one of the states closest to the equator, saving us fuel costs on the way up into orbit by the fact that the earth rotates.