NASA has changed the launch date on its next space shuttle mission to the international space station to August 7, two days earlier than the previous target, officials said on Thursday.
The new date will give NASA a bit more time to get air Endeavour off the launch pad during what is shaping up to be a busy time for rocket launches at the Eastern Test Range, which includes the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
NASA plans to launch its next Mars probe on August 3 and an Atlas launch to put a new military communications satellite into orbit is planned for August 11.
Endeavour will carry another piece of the space station's exterior beam and a large module filled with supplies and equipment.
The crew includes a teacher, named Barbara Morgan, who trained as the backup for teacher-in-space Christa McAuliffe for the 1986 Challenger mission.
McAuliffe and her six crew mates were killed during liftoff due to a booster rocket failure.
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mai baga si ceva despe footbal :)
doar tiai rupt piciorul pentru tara :P
mai baga si ceva despe footbal :)
doar tiai rupt piciorul pentru tara :P
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