NASA adjusts 2008 launch schedule for last two shuttle missions

by William Atkins

Saturday, 06 September 2008

Page 1 of 2 ! Because of weather problems caused by tropical storms and hurricanes, NASA is being forced to delay, by two days each, the final two space shuttle missions for 2008: STS-125 and STS-126. Officials with NASA announced on September 5, 2008, that the service and repair mission (STS-125) to the Hubble Space Telescope has been delayed from October 8 to October 10, 2008. NASA media release: "NASA Changes 2008 Shuttle Target Launch Dates, Schedules" The STS-126 mission, which continues missions to the International Space Station, is now scheduled to launch on November 12, instead of its earlier lift-off date of November 10, 2008. Space shuttle managers made the decision after space shuttle Atlantis was rolled out to its launch pad (LC-39A), which began at its Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on September 4 at about 9:19 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and concluded about 6.5 hours later, at 3:52 EDT, when it was secured to its launch pad. Atlantis and its STS-125 crew are now scheduled to lift off at approximately 12:33 a.m. EDT on Friday, October 10 (04:33 p.m. Coordinated Universal Time [UTC] October 10). NASA Television (NASA TV) coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday, October 9. Five spacewalks are scheduled by the STS-125 crew to make repairs and perform servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope. The crew is scheduled to land back at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on October 20 at 10:21 p.m. EDT. Additional information on the mission is found at NASA STS-125. Information about STS-126, the last NASA shuttle mission for 2008, is found on page two. << First page <   1 2 Next page > Last page - Post your comment >>

 

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