by Playfuls Staff |
17th April 2007
During a meeting Monday at NASA's Johnson Space
Center, agency officials
revised the target launch dates for space shuttle flights during the next 12
months. The space shuttle and International Space [more] Station programs
agreed to the changes during a meeting to evaluate options following the
STS-117 mission's delay, which was caused by hail damage to the external fuel
tank. Flights beyond April 2008 have not been assessed. Both
shuttle and station program officials will continue to consider options for the
remainder of the shuttle flights
and those target launch dates are subject to change.
Upcoming shuttle missions:
-STS-117 targeted for no earlier than June 8, 2007, on
Atlantis
-STS-118 targeted for no earlier than Aug. 9, 2007, on
Endeavour
-STS-120 targeted for no earlier than Oct. 20, 2007, on
Discovery instead of Atlantis
-STS-122 targeted for no earlier than Dec. 6, 2007, on
Atlantis instead of Discovery
-STS-123 targeted for no earlier than Feb. 14, 2008, on
Endeavour
-STS-124 targeted for no earlier than April 24, 2008, on
Discovery instead of Atlantis
The shuttles for STS-120, 122 and 124 were exchanged to best
meet the demands of the missions and to have the least amount of impact on the
flight schedule.
