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NASA set for Atlantis launch November 16
Washington (AFP) Oct 30, 2009 NASA has given the green light for the space shuttle Atlantis mission to launch on November 16 carrying six astronauts to the International Space Station. Liftoff is set for 2:28 pm (1928 GMT) from the Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral, Florida, the US space agency said Thursday following a "flight readiness review" meeting. The liftoff date, however, still depends on the successful launch on November 14 of the experimental Atlas V rocket from nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. If the Atlas launch is delayed to November 15, the shuttle's liftoff "will move to no earlier than 2:02 pm on Nov. 17," NASA said in a statement. The shuttle mission, once it gets underway, is set to include three spacewalks aimed at storing space hardware on the exterior of the orbiting outpost. The 11-day space outing will be the fifth and last shuttle mission for 2009. There are just five more shuttle launches scheduled before the planned September 2010 retirement of the fleet. But the White House could decide to extend the program through 2011 to reduce US reliance on Russia's Soyuz craft for astronaut transport to the ISS while the Orion capsules are being built. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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NASA Managers Give Atlantis "Go" For LaunchCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Oct 30, 2009 Space shuttle Atlantis, its crew and payload have been given the green light to launch to the International Space Station on Nov. 16 at 2:28 p.m. EST. At the post-FRR press briefing held at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Space Operations congratulated the Ares I-X launch team for a successful flight test. He then talked about the ... read more |
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