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NASA Far from Certain on Determining Shuttle's Next Launch Date.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, July, 2003
The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jul. 18--WASHINGTON--NASA managers have set a target date for launching the next space shuttle no earlier than March, and that date could slide even more.
At a meeting this week, NASA managers recommended shifting an unofficial timetable from Dec. 18 to no earlier than March 11, according to internal documents obtained by the Orlando Sentinel.
And even the new launch target is more for planning purposes than an indication of when the next shuttle may actually fly, NASA officials said.
NASA still is waiting for the results of the Columbia accident investigation, and a host of factors including tricky hardware fixes to make the shuttles safer, new launch...
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