The Space shuttle Atlantis (STS-122) has made a successful lanuch from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. It’s carrying the European Space Agency’s Columbus module to the International Space Station.
Godspeed Atlantis…
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STS-122 LAUNCH UPDATE:
Space shuttle Atlantis’ STS-122 mission to the International Space Station is targeted to launch no earlier than Jan. 2 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The liftoff date depends on the resolution of a problem in a fuel sensor system. Continue Reading »
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Shuttle Atlantis is due to lift off tomorrow (6th December 2007) on a 11 day mission to deliver the European Space Agency’s Columbus module to the International Space Station.
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NASA postponed the launch scheduled for Thursday of the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis to resolve a fuel sensor problem but officials expressed hope they could make a second try on Friday.
Launch of the shuttle and Europe’s Columbus science laboratory was retargeted for 4:09 p.m. EST (21:09 GMT) Friday after two sensors in the shuttle’s external tank failed a routine check early on Thursday. Continue Reading »
